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Re: Contact form doesn't work, message can't be sent to admin

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janus_zonstraal wrote: Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:00 pm
SMTP settings
If you use Gmail on your board, what are your SMTP settings?
Without that settings Gmail is not sending mail.
I don't know how to properly set the SMTP settings.
Now I'm wondering is there any way to remove that contact us link.
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djiplayer wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:11 am Now I'm wondering is there any way to remove that contact us link.
ACP > General > Contact page settings > Enable contact page = Disabled
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david63 wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:00 am
djiplayer wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:11 am Now I'm wondering is there any way to remove that contact us link.
ACP > General > Contact page settings > Enable contact page = Disabled
Great! I've removed it, thank you!
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Are the other mails working from your board?
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:29 am Are the other mails working from your board?
What are other mails? I only tried use mails in board for that contact form.
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Mass mail
Mail to tell "new message"
mail for pm
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:33 am Mass mail
Mail to tell "new message"
mail for pm
I don't know, let me try it, I will tell you in about ten minutes.
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:33 am Mass mail
Mail to tell "new message"
mail for pm
Other emails also don't work, I see a dialog icon near the username, there's an option to contact by email, I set a yahoo mail address for that user, which is controlled by me, then I send a email to that user using the form, and I log in the email address which I set for that user, I can't see new mail came into the inbox.
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For Gmail settings see
viewtopic.php?t=616835

But I think it much easier to use a email account from your own board/url
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:21 am For Gmail settings see
viewtopic.php?t=616835

But I think it much easier to use a email account from your own board/url
I don't know how to use email account of my own domain, I know set up such a email account, but I don't know where in cpanel can I see what sent into the inbox of my domain email account.
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You can simple import that account in your gmail account, but that has nothing to do with phpbb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_gZrPrrJs
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djiplayer wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:40 amset up such a email account, but I don't know where in cpanel can I see what sent into the inbox
If you're unable to work with an email account it shouldn't exist in the first place. Almost every email account can be used thru email clients where you access them by giving the needed details (server, account name, password...) - if you find out those details you can both use an email client to actually handle your account content and you can also give those details your board.
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:52 am You can simple import that account in your gmail account, but that has nothing to do with phpbb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_gZrPrrJs
I actually already know that, and I'm using that method with my blog, but how to use it without gmail? If use gmail then don't I still need to handle those "SMTP" things?
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phpbb is sending the mail, but you can only use your gmail account if you use the "SMTP" things.

But just make a new email account in your cpanel and use the settings in your board.
If you did that the first time I told you than you could receive emails 3 hours ago.
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janus_zonstraal wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:39 am phpbb is sending the mail, but you can only use your gmail account if you use the "SMTP" things.

But just make a new email account in your cpanel and use the settings in your board.
If you did that the first time I told you than you could receive emails 3 hours ago.
I don't think what you told me will solve my problem, it seems the problem not comes from the SMTP settings, but my server, because when I send emails to other user( not admin) though that email icon under that dialog icon of contact near the username, it also will not be received.
Now I have removed the Contact Us link at the bottom of my forum, I want to remove the email option of the contact method between the users, too, with only PM method remained, how could I do that? Do I need to edit the source code?
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