Title: ddreamsinger's Replies | WordPress.org --- # ddreamsinger [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [2.3.1 has password mailer error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/) * [ddreamsinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/) * (@ddreamsinger) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/#post-652144) * To anyone who’s interested, I uploaded the plugin [WP-Mail_SMPT 0.5.2](http://www.callum-macdonald.com/code/wp-mail-smtp/), activated it, clicked on the Email tab under Options, entered my info in the first two boxes, clicked the “Use the PHP mail() function to send emails.” option, and voila, I have email – registration, new user and retrieve password. * I tried messing with the SMPT option, but couldn’t get it to work…that’s because this is practically a foreign language to me. * But the PHP option worked great. Suddenly my email’s working again, and not only that, but it looks better, because I can specify where it says its coming from and who is sending it. * And now I don’t have to downgrade my WP version. I can stick with WP 2.3.1 * Demian, ~DreamSinger * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [2.3.1 has password mailer error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/) * [ddreamsinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/) * (@ddreamsinger) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/#post-652123) * Okay, I did a more thorough test today on all my blogs. * I have six blogs. I have two accounts with Blue Host and host three of the blogs on one and three on the other. * Two blogs were upgraded yesterday, one from each account, to WP 2.3.1 from 2.2.1. I made sure all the plug ins were deactivated, first, and then used Fantastico, as I always have. * Since upgrading the two to this latest version, only those two blogs are not sending email. * If a new user registers, they are listed in my list of users, but I do not receive a new user notification and they do not receive their user name and password notification. If they attempt to retrieve their password, they get a blank screen with this message: * > The e-mail could not be sent. > Possible reason: your host may have disabled > the mail() function… * I tested my other wp blogs and they are fine, so I don’t think it’s my host. I won’t be upgrading those at this time. I will probably downgrade my two problem blogs – though I hate to do that. Would love to be able to fix this. * I’m curious if anyone else is having this problem…or if you are but just don’t know it, because unless someone tells you or you’re just not checking to see if there’s a new name in your user list, you may not even realize your email isn’t working with 2.3.1. * You might want to do a test and see if you can retrieve a new password or sign up as a new user with a new email address and see if you get notification and user/password information. * Thanks for any feedback. * Demian, ~DreamSinger * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [2.3.1 has password mailer error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/) * [ddreamsinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddreamsinger/) * (@ddreamsinger) * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/231-has-password-mailer-error/#post-652100) * wotworx, the same thing happened to me. I upgraded one blog to 2.3.1 and got the same “email could not be sent” message, when I tried to retrieve a user’s password. I thought it was because I had installed a new plugin. * But when I upgraded another blog, I discovered the same error message came up when I tried to retrieve a password. PLUS, when I test-signed up as a new subscriber, I got the message the password was sent, but I never received it. That happened several times, using different email accounts I have. * I’ll probably downgrade tomorrow. Hope to hear a reply though and interested to know if this is happening to others, as well. * Demian, ~DreamSinger Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)