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Freeform Notify with Windows

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Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

Hi,

I am unable to get the freeform parameter notify= to work. I am running windows and the protocol is set to php mail which allows me to send mail through the communicate tab. Still when I submit the form I get no notification.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

Anyone have any ideas on this one?

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

Is the Email Module installed under your modules tab?

And also make sure you have you template parameter set as it works alongside the notify one

notify="[email protected]|[email protected]" template="your_notification_template"
       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

Yes, email module on and template parameter set

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

Can you post some of your template and also the version of EE and Freeform you are using. We will rule out anything there first.

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

Thanks.

EE 1.6.2 Build: 20080225

Freeform 2.6.3

Here is the template:

{exp:freeform:form form_name="contact_form" notify="[email protected]" return="about/contact-thanks" send_user_email="no" required="email|comment" template="contact_form"}

<label for=”name”>Name</label>

<input type=”text” name=”name” size=”50” value=”” />

<label for=”email”>Email *</label>

<input type=”text” name=”email” size=”50” value=”” />

<label for=”phone”>Phone </label>

<input type=”text” name=”phone1” size=”50” value=”” />

<label for=”message”>Comments/Questions *</label>

<textarea name=”comment” cols=”40” rows=”13” /></textarea>

{captcha}  To help us fight spam please enter in the text box below. <input type=”text” name=”captcha” size=”21” value=”” />

<input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Send Form” />

{/exp:freeform:form}

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

In your Freeform template called ‘contact_form’ what is in the ‘From Email’ field?

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

[email protected]

Which I don’t belive is a valid email.

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

In my notify template I have {email}. You could try that for a test. That could be your problem right there though that the from email is unrecognisable. Is the same email address in the ‘email config’ return address field?

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

I tested the email at this link and it seems to be fine.

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

I’ve tried putting {email} in the from field as well as my own email. I’ve also had it match the admin config email but no luck.

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

I cant think of anything else off the top of my head. You might do better on Solspace’s forum as he does not answer support for his products through here as far as I know

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

Yeah, I emailed with Mitchell but he doesn’t support Windows installations.

Thanks for trying.

       
John Henry Donovan's avatar
John Henry Donovan
12,339 posts
17 years ago
John Henry Donovan's avatar John Henry Donovan

Any other third party modules or plugins installed?

       
Clearpeak's avatar
Clearpeak
413 posts
17 years ago
Clearpeak's avatar Clearpeak

No

       
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