PHP Emails

[Kieran-R]

Does anyone know a way that makes the emails you send from a PHP script goto there inbox rather than there junk mail folder?

I have been researching this for quite a while now, but ive gotten nowhere :(

[Dave]

The easiest way is to send all your emails through a trusted SMTP server.

[Kieran-R]

And how would I do that through a PHP script?

[Kieran-R]

http://www.jangosmtp.com

Is it something like this you are talking about?

[Dave]

Well, not exactly.

http://email.about.com/od/emailprogrammingtips/qt/PHP_Email_SMTP_Authentication.htm

That should help you out on how to set it all up and it's really your own choice to what SMTP server you use. You can use Google's mail servers if you're sending under 10 messages a day (I think I've not checked the limits recently) and that would guarantee the delivery to the inbox. Or just find another trusted SMTP server which allows a higher send mail count.

[Danny696]

Well, in reality, you cant. Because its down to the user, but mainly the email provider, what to class as junk and what not.

[Sim]

You could use your isp out going server .-_-

[a_bertrand]

Using your ISP is the best way to be banned. Honestly you don't have any good solution for this problem. Why? Because if you use a trusted SMTP and one of the person which receive it report the mail as spam you risk to be banned from the SMTP / ISP.

So don't use email verifications as they are simply annoying.

[rulerofzu]

Usually most email programs and free mail websites will junk if it does not have:

A Subject Line.

Return Email Address that can be checked by MX or other method.

If your on shared hosting this can be a problem as the return address in the header which is checked by the receivers spam filter will be whatever is set in php.ini

So make sure if your using PHP mail to set the from email address in your code. From is a requirement for mail to be sent so use your own email address.

Alternatively you can relay the php mail to a valid email service and have it sent that way. Therefore the mx checking is done to their email not yours and all checks out.

[Djkanna]

As ROZ said, formatting your email correctly can help matters.

[Kieran-R]

Ok thanks for the info :)

I'll definitely try some of these ideas later.