[SOLVED] Sending emails from user account?

[EchoFool]

I currently have a script which "grabs" user's contacts when they give their msn/yahoo etc info and then they can "invite the user".

 

But what I don't get is why is it when I do it say on Facebook. to invite friends they get it in their normal inbox, but when its from my site it goes to junk mail.

 

So i thought of the idea that if a user logs into get their contact details.. is it possible that whilst the script access their inbox contacts, it can also send the emails to their contacts as if it was from them rather than from my server... as emails from my server go straight to junk and so its not a very effective way to invite people if they never get the emails.

 

Is this do-able at all... if so what can you provide infomation on what I need to be looking for to learn how to do it.

 

Thanks.

[revraz]

On your site, what is the FROM header set to?

[discomatt]

I think you're much better off designing your emails to get past the junk filter than you are sending emails 'through' them ( This would reaaaaally piss me off, at least ). Then again, I really don't know why people give social networking sites their webmail password in the first place!

[EchoFool]

On your site, what is the FROM header set to?

 

This is what i have after they have selected which contacts they want to invite via the form using check boxes it puts them into arrays:

<?php

//test mail
$SELECT = mysql_query("SELECT Email FROm userregistration WHERE UserID='{$_SESSION['Current_User']}'")	
Or die(mysql_error());

$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($SELECT);
$Me = $row['Email'];

foreach($_POST['invite'] as $email){
	// Send the email.
	$subject = "Hey..";
	$headers = "From: ".$Me;
	$message = "Dear ".$email;
	$message = $message."\r \r \r Your friend ".$Me." would like to invite you to a site that he/she thinks you will enjoy!";
	$message = $message."\r \r";
	$message= $message." testing testing ";
	$message = $message. "\r \r Why not check the site out: \r \r http://www.domain.com";
	mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers);
}
?>

 

Seems to go to junk mail every time though for 99% of people.

[revraz]

Try using a email that's on your domain instead.

[discomatt]

The email's origin is from your domain, yet the headers say it's from their email address' domain. This will get flagged as SPAM.

[CroNiX]

Your server also has to have PTR records and other things enabled via DNS settings.  Some receiving servers don't care, but places like yahoo do.  As spam continues to grow, more and more servers require this info as it cuts back on it but makes it more of a pain to setup.

[EchoFool]

revraz : don't think i have one other than sending emails directly from my server =/

 

discomatt : is there a way it can be from their email rather than my server with out trying to make the decieving idea of the email being from the user?

 

CroNIX : are these settings in cpanel/WHM usually? If so i can ask my host about it...

 

Hope you can help .

[CroNiX]

In cPanel (for domain owner) its under "Email Authentication".  Enable the domain keys and SPF record.  Also a PTR record is good, but I manually added that one in (Im master admin for cPanel, so I can make direct edits to DNS entries).

[CroNiX]

discomatt : is there a way it can be from their email rather than my server with out trying to make the decieving idea of the email being from the user?

I know this wasn't directed at me, but the answer is no.  Its a very bad idea to try this.  Your server will most likely be blacklisted by spamcop or something.  It will take a very long time to undo the damage this will cause.

[revraz]

Also, can't you just create a new email on your domain to use as the FROM?

 

You are asking for a solution, we are giving you ones to try.

[EchoFool]

Also, can't you just create a new email on your domain to use as the FROM?

 

You are asking for a solution, we are giving you ones to try.

 

Don't ya to pay to set up an email for a domain ? If not ill speak to my host on how to set one up.

 

CroNIX, thanks for the warning.

[revraz]

Depends on your host, I have 500 free with my host.

[EchoFool]

Ok ill ask my host about it ... thanks revraz

[R4nk3d]

Yahoo and comcast check for a reverse record to see if you actually should be able to send emails out from the server ur hosting email on. if not it doesnt even get in. u have to get this enabled from ur isp.

[CroNiX]

ah yes, forgot to mention the rDNS entry...