Why do yahoo emails cause problems

[Varisha]

What are your settings for admin > config > email options >
Verify E-Mail Addresses Through DNS
Emails must send from known domain?

Where is "Verify e-mail addresses through DNS" in the list (towards the top/bottom/ect..) I only see "emails must send from known domain". I think I'm blind today

[kobra]

E-Mail Transport Method
E-Mail Linefeeds
Use MIME HTML When Sending Emails
Send E-Mails
Verify E-Mail Addresses Through DNS
Email Archiving Active?
E-Mail Friendly-Errors
Email Address (Displayed to Contact you)
Email Address (sent FROM)
Emails must send from known domain?

[DrByte]

Where is "Verify e-mail addresses through DNS" in the list (towards the top/bottom/ect..) I only see "emails must send from known domain". I think I'm blind today

There is no "Verify e-mail addresses through DNS" option in the latest version of Zen Cart.
And it's not used in earlier versions, even though the option is shown.

[DrByte]

This is the error the customer recieves when signing up as a new account.

Email Error: SMTP Error: The following recipients failed: <email addy>######################

<email addy> is the email address I just took it out for privacy reasons :)

That's likely a result of Yahoo rejecting your incoming email.
They might be rejecting it because of the server you're coming from (ie: your webserver/mailserver might be blacklisted).
They might be rejecting it based on the email content/format.

You can try to check out your Email Server details via dnsstuff.com

For the most part, rejected emails are a result of mailserver-to-mailserver misconfiguration or communication problems.

[Varisha]

There is no "Verify e-mail addresses through DNS" option in the latest version of Zen Cart.
And it's not used in earlier versions, even though the option is shown.

Ah then that is why I don't see it. I have only recently been Zenned

[Varisha]

*sigh* well I have my domain hosted with brinkster and apparently spamcannibal has brinkster blocked *grrrrr* now what?

[Varisha]

I also looked up my domain name and it either passed or was not listed with all of the blacklists on dnsstuff.com

[DrByte]

*sigh* well I have my domain hosted with brinkster and apparently spamcannibal has brinkster blocked *grrrrr* now what?

Perhaps get brinkster to convince spamcannibal to unblock them?

[Varisha]

Perhaps get brinkster to convince spamcannibal to unblock them?

I will let you know how that goes. It is down right agrivating because the blacklisting is not my fault.

Also thanks for all of your help... this newbee is very gratefull.

[DrByte]

It is down right agrivating because the blacklisting is not my fault.

It seldom is.
However, since your "server" is likely shared with a hundred other accounts, and it only takes one of those accounts to blacklist the server for everybody, it could be tough to be successful in convincing.
That's one strong argument for having a dedicated server all to yourself ... but that costs a lot more ... but separates you from other less scrupulous account users.


Maybe you might be better off on a faster server anyway ... perhaps one run by a Zen Cart Certified host, where blacklisting is somewhat less likely. See "hosting" link at the top of this page.