Posted by Tony on 11/14/82 11:21

Ken Robinson wrote:
> el_roachmeis...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Alot of email I send from php/sendmail just ends up in spam/bulk
>> folders. Is there a way I can use this new DomainKeys (from yahoo) to
>> make my emails less perceivable as spam? Its probably not a simple
>> thing to do but I think it will be worth the effort.
>
> If you are using a shared host, make sure you use the 5th parameter in
> the mail() function to set the "from" domain to be the same as your
> domain. If they don't match, Yahoo and Hotmail will usually reject
> them as spam.

I don't think it matters with Yahoo - it just rejects stuff as spam
randomly, it seems.

My printer has had the last two of my emails (personal emails, not from a
form) land in his SPAM box. Both of them were replies to emails from him.

Go figure...

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Tony Garcia
Web Right! Development
Riverside, CA
www.WebRightDevelopment.com

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