Topic: Making correct connections for email with word press

[jock]

 I have installed wordpress and it works fine with the exception of the emailing function. This is the message I get: Remote host said: 553 #5.1.8 Domain of sender address <wordpress@homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca> does not resolve

I figure it has to do with either the wordpress address or the blog address as they are both set to http://homeserver/wordpress. I changed them and then had to reinstall as I couldn't log in as admin. It kept sending me to a non-exsiting site on my server.

I have a form set up on the site and it functions. An email is sent to both my horde address and the one for my isp account and information is placed in a mysql database associated with the form. So it appears the pop3 and smtp are working on the server. Any suggestions?

[janet]

jock

I suggest you fix the external DNS records so that domain name resolves correctly.

Error message from Firefox

The requested URL could not be retrieved
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca/
The following error was encountered:
    Unable to determine IP address from host name for homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca
The dnsserver returned:
    Name Error: The domain name does not exist.

[jock]

Being a newbie I need more information. When I type in johnjchisholm.ca/wordpress I get to the right page. When I go to the settings page I am not sure where to go and make the change.

[dmay]

I have installed wordpress and it works fine with the exception of the emailing function.

Honestly you do not clearly state what emailing function you are talking about. If you mean user notifications, this is set in wp-admin under Settings > General. If you mean blog via email, this is set in wp-admin under Settings > Writing.

Darrell

[jock]

Sorry, it is user notification that I am trying to set up. I have been into the general area and can't figure out which setting I need to change.

[jock]

I have been searching more information. I am wondering about configure smtp which is a plug in for wordpress, do you know anything about this?

[janet]

jock

Are you ignoring the error message and my post #2 about your domain not resolving ???
You are trying to send email but the recipient doesn't like you because your domain does not resolve.

> Remote host said: 553 #5.1.8 Domain of sender address <wordpress@homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca> does not resolve

Fix your external DNS records, whoever looks after your domain name should do this.

[jock]

No, Mary not ignoring but am in the dark of how to change this within the system. I look after the domain name.

[janet]

jock

You do not change it on smeserver. You must configure external DNS records to point that domain name at your sme servers public IP.

Read this Appendix B , and search Internet for DNS.

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Appendix

[jock]

Mary, thanks, I read the article you referenced. I am still confused. I have my dns pointing to my sme server through everydns.net. I checked out their site again to see if there were any other settings and can't find any.

 I can send and receive email via horde at myname@mydomainname.ca. I have written a php script to send an email notification from a form that inserts information into a mysql database and forwards the information to me via email and this works just fine. I get it at both my domain address and my isp address.

The settings are I have for wordpress are:

The wordpress address is http://homeserver/wordpress
The blog address is http://homeserver/wordpress
The email address is jjchisholm@accesswave.ca

Is the issue with one of these? As everything else works fine. I am learning all of this as I go.

[jock]

  Mary, thanks for your patience and help. I finally came to a solution. I downloaded a plugin from coffee2code.com and installed it. It allowed me to configure wordpress to use smtp as my email option. It works fine.

[janet]

jock

Your URL still does not resolve properly, at least not from my part of the world.

The requested URL could not be retrieved
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca/
The following error was encountered:
    Unable to determine IP address from host name for www.homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca
The dnsserver returned:
    Name Error: The domain name does not exist.
This means that:
 The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL.
 Check if the address is correct.

or

The requested URL could not be retrieved
While trying to retrieve the URL: http://homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca/
The following error was encountered:
    Unable to determine IP address from host name for homeserver.johnjchisholm.ca
The dnsserver returned:
    Name Error: The domain name does not exist.
This means that:
 The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL.
 Check if the address is correct.


Your external DNS records or server configuration (virtual domains) is wrong.

[jock]

 :grin:Go to http://johnjchisholm.ca click on the vgh link and then onto the blog. Hopefully you will find that it works. homeserver is the name of the box that blog is hosted on.

[cactus]

:grin:Go to http://johnjchisholm.ca click on the vgh link and then onto the blog. Hopefully you will find that it works. homeserver is the name of the box that blog is hosted on.

That does not work either. The blog link links to: http://homeserver/wordpress/ which is not a valid internet domain as it does not even contain a country code.

And somehow accessing the direct IP number from your site links me to microsoft.

[jock]

Mary, I believe the issue is that I don't have wordpress in an ibay and so it is not accessable from the net. I have to figure out how to move it into its own ibay and give the world access to it. That is my project for today.

Thanks for taking the time to keep hitting me over the head with the obvious!! It wasn't until you replied that it dawned on me what the issue was.