ajetrumpet Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I have done lots of research on this, and I am trying out numerous method to counter this, which includes using mail() function with various arguments for the header, the PHPMailer class libraries and including a TXT file in my DNS settings with Godaddy. as far as mail() is concerned, I have this code: if( empty($errors)) { $to = '$myemail'; $email_subject = "Customer Contact Request Submitted"; $email_body = "A potential customer has sent you their contact information:\r\n\r\n" . "Name: " . $firstname . " " . $lastname . "\r\n" . "Email: ". $email . "\r\n" . "Phone: " . $phone . "\r\n" . "Products Interested In: " . $products_interested_in . "\r\n" . "Message: " . $message; $headers = "From: no-reply@domain.com\r\nReply-To: $email\r\nReturn-Path: $email\r\n"; mail($myemail, $email_subject, $email_body, $headers); echo "Your contact information has been sent. A respresentative will contact you shortly."; } else { echo $errors; } and the message is sent fine, but gmail spams it out every time it's sent regardless of whether it is marked as "not spam" and moved to the inbox. I have not read anything on what can be put in the header argument to try and prevent the spamming out. thoughts anyone? Secondly, I have not yet written the code to call PHPMailer class libraries, but all the experts say it is the most reliable way to send mail. Is PHPMailer messages known to be spammed out too? Thirdly, the TXT file I put in my DNS reads the following, per response #2 on this page: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43241773/prevent-php-mail-sent-going-to-spam-gmail Type: TXT Host: mydomain.com Value: v=spf1 ip4:myIPaddressHere ~all TTL: Automatic (Godaddy's option for Automatic is "1 hour") I have to wait another 24 hours to see if that will fix the spamming issue. Godaddy requires 48 hours for their server to adopt the new settings. Does this look right to you guys as well? thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, ajetrumpet said: I have not read anything on what can be put in the header argument to try and prevent the spamming out. If there were such a thing, every spammer would be using it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajetrumpet Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 have you ever used PHPMailer, Barand? If you have, has a message from it ever been spammed out? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I have built apps for clients that use it and used it when testing. I don't send that many emails myself to know if there is a problem. Whether or not it gets thrown into the spam bucket is down to algorithms on the server rather than the software sending the mail. PHPMailer just makes things a lot easier, especially if you want to send attachments etc. (Every notification email that PHPFreaks sends to me ends up in in my spam even though Freaks domain is in my contacts and I have specified "never block sender". For some reason they must look spammy.) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajetrumpet Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 sometimes i get notifications from this place, and sometimes I don't. and I have gmail. but gmail is VERY good about treating messages that you deem "legitimate", and drag and drop to the "primary inbox" if the message is found in the inbox's "social" or "promotions" folder. but specifying a message and pushing the "not spam" button for a message that was spammed out does nothing a lot of times, as with me sending the messages with the mail() function. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Your SPF record needs to include the IP address of the server that is sending the email. From your post it's not clear if that's what you did or not. Also, if your using some hosting provider such as godaddy, they may have several servers handling mail so you need to either include all their IP's or defer to them. From what I can put together by skimming "What are the correct GoDaddy SPF Settings?" your SPF entry in DNS should probably look something like: v=spf1 include:secureserver.net ~all If you send email from other sources besides godaddy, you'll need to add those sources to the SPF record as well. Beyond that, do look into using either PHPMailer or Swiftmailer instead. They will make it easier for you to ensure that messages contain all the proper headers and are formatted correctly. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajetrumpet Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 thanks kicken. i'll get back to you about the spf addition. for the record, when i get the message from the mail() function, it comes from no-reply@mydomain.com via p3plcpnl0398.prod.phx3.secureserver.net. so I would assume that the DNS entry u recommend would prolly work, given that secureserver.net is in the include string. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajetrumpet Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 kicken, this morning I added: v=spf1 include:secureserver.net ~all as a line in a text file and put it in my DNS settings. I have to wait a couple of days for it to be recognized. i'll let u guy know if it works. thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajetrumpet Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 guys, I have apparently found a solution using PHPMailer. The solution, which took 56 posts to figure out, which might not be actual solution afterall, is here: https://www.phphelp.com/t/phpmailer-email-message-sent-to-spam-folder-in-gmail/30494 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/309571-strategies-to-prevent-spamming-out-of-php-emails/#findComment-1571896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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