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this si my configuration for email.. i use sendmail because they provide the information about their server.. i just want to know the configuration is right, but yet, i still didn't get any email when try to register as a new user..

// +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | Email Settings |
// | |
// | Configure how Geeklog sends email: Via PHP's mail() function, sendmail, |
// | or via an SMTP server. |
// +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

// To send email from Geeklog, you will need to select one of the following
// email backends:
// - 'mail', i.e. use PHP's built-in mail() function
// - 'sendmail', i.e. use the sendmail utility
// - 'smtp', i.e. talk directly to your SMTP server
// The default is 'mail' and will work in most environments.

$_CONF['mail_settings'] = array (
'backend' => 'sendmail', // can be one of 'mail', 'sendmail', 'smtp'

// sendmail parameters (for 'backend' => 'sendmail')
'sendmail_path' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail',
'sendmail_args' => '',

// SMTP parameters (for 'backend' => 'smtp')
'host' => 'mail.freeprohost.com',
'port' => '25',
'auth' => false,
'username' => 'smtp-username',
'password' => 'smtp-password'

some server information...

Operating system : Debian GNU/Linux
Perl Modules : Click to View (NOTE: this page is over 450 K
Perl version : v5.8.4
Perl path : /usr/bin/perl
Sendmail path : /usr/sbin/sendmail
MySQL version : 4.0.21-log
PHP version : 4.3.4
PHP Info : Click to View
Physical IP address : 67.19.214.195
Mysql host : freeprohost.com
Mysql port : 3306
POP3/IMAP (incoming mail server) : mail.freeprohost.com
POP3 port : 110
IMAP port : 443
SMTP (outgoing mail server) : mail.freeprohost.com
SMTP port : 25

Your mail server requires you to login to access your mail. Change your settings to this:

// SMTP parameters (for 'backend' => 'smtp')
'host' => 'mail.freeprohost.com',
'port' => '25',
'auth' => true,
'username' => 'yourusername',
'password' => 'yourpassword'

hmm.. i'm using freeprohost.com, which is free package.. but, they didn't allow to use SMTP for free package.. is there any way i can do? another mail server maybe? which is free?

Are you running your own webserver? Maybe I can help you get your own SMTP server running. Also, what do you plan on using your SMTP for...registration only or full fledge emailing?

nope.. i'm using freeprohost server.. n i upload all my stuff in their server.. i just want to make the registration part workin.. where email will be sent to those who register.. for now, my new register user didn't get their email containing passwords.. maybe i can use other SMTP mail server which is free?..