[resolved][newbie] Problems w/ sending confirmation e-mail to web.de accounts

[TigerDE2]

Hi!
I'm having problems with my installation of coppermine:
The confirmation e-mail seems not to be send to new users if their mailhoster is web.de.
Is this a known bug or have I simply forgotten some settings or is it a problem with my webhoster's server config...?
Thanks for help.
Christian
[edit]The problem has been resolved: The error occured due to server problems.[/edit]

[Joachim Müller]

Either the sending of emails from coppermine works or it doesn't. Coppermine doesn't make any difference between the domain parts of email addresses, so if the confirmation mails are sent for one email address, they're being sent for all. In fact Coppermine doesn't come with it's own smtp engine, but uses the one on your webserver.
Maybe web.de blocks html-formatted email (as a sort of spam protection).

GauGau

[TigerDE2]

Maybe web.de blocks html-formatted email (as a sort of spam protection).

Well, I don't think so.
I noticed, however, that AOL Germany blocks those mails, too.
(I had success with planet-school.de and with GMX, thou GMX sorted it into the spam folder. But it's not even there in AOL or web.de.)
This gets increasingly disturbing, if you ask me.
Is there a way to maybe change the mail() function call?
Like, could you tell me the line and the source file where coppermine trys to send the confirmation mail?
It must be somewhere there, since punbb, Invisionboard, phpBB and a minimailer I wrote myself with my little PHP 'knowledge' do work perfectly and manage to get mails sent by the mail() function through. (Even the Copperemine eCard feature seemed to work the last time I tested it (which was some time ago).)
Thanks for your help.
Christian

[Joachim Müller]

take a look at include/mailer.inc.php ! All stuff that get's emailed by coppermine (registration confirmation, ecards etc.) use this very file, so it shouldn't make any difference.

GauGau

P.S. Did I mention that imo AOL sucks

[TigerDE2]

First of, thanks for your promt reply.

P.S. Did I mention that imo AOL sucks

Well, I started with AOL a looong time ago.
And then, I registered several dozen forum accounts with my AOL e-mail adress. Plus all password recovery mails are sent to that account.
So it would take ages to prepare for migration.
And then, there was a time when AOL was even 2 cents cheaper than T-Online...
Plus, I'm using AOL Homenetworking now, which means I don't use their Software anymore. I'm with Firefox.
But to cut it short, I'll give you the AOL user standard reply:
You're just jealous because you can't afford it...

Now, back on topic:
Do you have any idea why those two (major) e-mail provider fail to accept those mails?
Or am I the only one out here with such a problem?
Christian
P.S.: eCards don't work either for those hosters...

[TigerDE2]

I just learned from my hoster that the server my website is hosted on has some problems with mail() at the moment.
That does of course explain a lot.
Sorry I bothered you.
Thouh I didn't quite get why it liked all mails except those from Coppermine. Maybe it's because of the HTML stuff.
Thanks anyway.
Christian