Quote Originally Posted by davewest View Post
The close, Winner, and loser email is handled by the class file once the auction is closed. The includes\auto_loaders\config.auction.php runs on each page load and calls to includes\classes\class.productauction.php and it handles all the checks and emailing.... if that file is not running, then auctions never close, email never goes. Older versions used an edit to includes\application_top.php to call the class file and do the checks. If the auctions are closing, then the class is running and you may have something up with your email system...
I have the exact same issue. Outbid emails are generated quickly, but auction close is never detected and doesn't show as closed in Extras > Auction Manager.

I've tried it both with and without the cron job, which *seems* to be running successfully according to the cache files, except that it doesn't close any auctions.

\auto_loaders\config.auction.php is in the right place and intact. I have not installed any versions except 1.2b.