Posted by Alvaro G Vicario on 06/09/05 18:32

*** joealey2003@yahoo.com wrote/escribió (9 Jun 2005 07:27:51 -0700):
> but the problem is that bulk mail folder and inbox folder are empty.

I can't speak for Yahoo for I've never used their mail, but some hosts just
reject all mail from servers that do not meet certain (often secret)
conditions:

* IP is not blacklisted.
* Reverse DNS lookup does not resolve to hostname.
* Messages do not include certain words.
* Attachment are not of given type (I know servers that reject ZIP files).

When I said reject I should have said "first accept then drop". Hotmail
used to do so (dropped messages were neither returned nor delivered).

You can do some simple tests:

* Make sure headers include your e-mail address in From field.
* Provide a return address for error messages*.
* Try to send mail through the same server from another client.

(*) mail($to, $subject, $body, "From: $from", "-f$from");

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