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Filip
Asked: 2010-10-13 08:10:46 +0800 CST

how to use phpList with external (3rd party) SMTP servers

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Like the title says I am trying to have phpList on my server and relay the messages through 3rd party service (e.g. TurboSMTP.com). I am having trouble finding any setting in the application or in any of the config files to allow me to set this.

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2 Answers

  1. lists/config/config.php does not always contain all fine-tune settings. See config/config_extended.php

    # in the above you can specify multiple SMTP servers like this:
# 'server1:port1;server2:port2;server3:port3' eg
#define('PHPMAILERHOST','smtp1.mydomain.com:25;smtp2.mydomain.com:2500;smtp3.phplist.com:5123');

# if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following
# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones
#$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser';
#$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword';

## you can set this to send out via a different SMTP port
# define('PHPMAILERPORT',25);
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  2. Best Answer

    This is available under the config.php file which is under the folder /lists/config

    Scroll down to the mailer settings

    Search for the following code and modify your smtp hostname. Hope this helps.

    # If you want to use the PHPMailer class from phpmailer.sourceforge.net, set the following
# to 1. If you tend to send out html emails, it is recommended to do so.
define("PHPMAILER",1);

# To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standard
# PHP mail() command.
define("PHPMAILERHOST",'');

# if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following
# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones
#$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'smtpuser';
#$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'smtppassword';
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