asked on Why would hotmail not get this email when other servers do?
First of all, here's my code:
I've tested this with several people and it works fine. Recently, however, I had a user not receive it. He's on hotmail.com and I'm wondering if there's something about my script that needs to be improved in order to avoid leaving some of my users hanging.
BTW: I would welcome anyone who wants a free fitness resource to test my site. The aforementioned "snag" aside, the more people I have kicking the tires on this thing, the better. Here's the URL: http://loosecannonfitness.com/hammons.php
$msgText="";
$msgText="Thanks for your interest in \"Loose Cannon Fitness!\"<br><br>Below is the link to your <b>";
$msgText.=$workout;
$msgText.="</b> workout.<br><br>Remember, you will need to be at your desktop computer to import your the audio files into your iTunes application.<br><br>If the link doesn't seem to work, copy and paste the link into your internet browser:<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>";
$msgText.="<a href=\"http://loosecannonfitness.com/downloads.php?email=";
$msgText.=$email;
$msgText.="\" target=\"_blank\">http://loosecannonfitness.com/downloads.php?email=";
$msgText.=$email;
$msgText.="</a>";
$ccText="bruce@brucegust.com";
$toText = $email;
$fromText = "info@loosecannonfitness.com";
$subjectText="your free workout download";
//$subjectText .=$fromText;
$header = "From: ".$fromText."\r\n";
$header .= "Bcc: ".$ccText."\n";
$header .= "Reply-To : ".$fromText."\r\n";
$header .= "Return-Path : ".$fromText."\r\n";
$header .= "X-Mailer: PHP\r\n";
$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$header .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
// ini_set(sendmail_from,$fromText);
$postoffice=mail($toText, $subjectText, $msgText, $header, '-f'.$fromText);
$voting_friends=0;
$logout_url = "";
$login_url ="";
I've tested this with several people and it works fine. Recently, however, I had a user not receive it. He's on hotmail.com and I'm wondering if there's something about my script that needs to be improved in order to avoid leaving some of my users hanging.
BTW: I would welcome anyone who wants a free fitness resource to test my site. The aforementioned "snag" aside, the more people I have kicking the tires on this thing, the better. Here's the URL: http://loosecannonfitness.com/hammons.php
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Dave Baldwin
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He did. I got the email as the one who is "CC'd," but he didn't get anything. I emailed him myself using the very same email address he inputted and it arrived without any problem. So the address is sound, the code seems healthy - i don't know what the problem could be.
Each user Spam filter (whitelist / blacklist) is unique to the user. So you need to check spam filtering with the user.
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Web server mail should have a proper sending domain. If the email cannot be traced back, grey listing may shunt it into oblivion.
Spelling fix from my previous post "change" should be "chance"
Just to test things out I changed the recipient email address on my web form to a hotmail address and when I sent the form. It was successfully received by the hotmail account. My form uses PHP mail() too.
Just to test things out I changed the recipient email address on my web form to a hotmail address and when I sent the form. It was successfully received by the hotmail account. My form uses PHP mail() too.
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Alright, guys! Here's where I've landed based on your input:
Bottom line: There is no foolproof way to guarantee my user is going to receive an email from my web server, regardless of how sound and / or basic my PHP script may be. Reason being is that the criteria used to define an incoming email as being SPAM varies and, in some instances, includes the qualifier of whether or not said email is coming from a web server versus a mail server.
And even with a service such as icontact or Constant Contact, although you've got a much better chance of arriving in your user's inbox, you're still at risk in that even they can't guarantee your email is going to arrive intact.
I have since tested my script on gmail and I've had some other successes, but I've changed my infrastructure so rather than the critical link that I was emailing my user being available ONLY through that email, I'm now making it available on the page that was, up until now, simply telling them to check their inbox.
Now, I've got a professional / elegant approach that emails my user, but doesn't leave them without any options if that email fails to arrive.
BOOM!
Bottom line: There is no foolproof way to guarantee my user is going to receive an email from my web server, regardless of how sound and / or basic my PHP script may be. Reason being is that the criteria used to define an incoming email as being SPAM varies and, in some instances, includes the qualifier of whether or not said email is coming from a web server versus a mail server.
And even with a service such as icontact or Constant Contact, although you've got a much better chance of arriving in your user's inbox, you're still at risk in that even they can't guarantee your email is going to arrive intact.
I have since tested my script on gmail and I've had some other successes, but I've changed my infrastructure so rather than the critical link that I was emailing my user being available ONLY through that email, I'm now making it available on the page that was, up until now, simply telling them to check their inbox.
Now, I've got a professional / elegant approach that emails my user, but doesn't leave them without any options if that email fails to arrive.
BOOM!
Thanks for the update and good luck with your email.
Good luck. Now you understand how messed email can be.