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  email sent from webpage is classed as junk Newbie - 2011-11-03 17:48 +0000
    Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> - 2011-11-03 13:58 -0400
      Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2011-11-03 11:32 -0700
        Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> - 2011-11-03 16:20 -0400
    Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-11-03 20:04 +0000
    Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk Geoff Muldoon <geoff.muldoon@trap.gmail.com> - 2011-11-04 09:52 +1100
    Re: email sent from webpage is classed as junk richard <member@newsguy.com> - 2011-11-03 20:42 -0400

#3660 — email sent from webpage is classed as junk

Hi folks,

I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
people that have downloaded it. Everything works fine except for the
fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.
Here is the code I have used

"<?php
$firstname = $_REQUEST['firstname'];
$secondname = $_REQUEST['secondname'];
$email_from = $_REQUEST['email'];
if (empty($firstname)||empty($secondname)||empty($email_from)){
?><h1 align = "center">One or more of the fields on the form has not
been completed.</h1><br>
<p align  = "center">Please use the back button on your browser<br>
and complete the form correctly</p>
<?php 
}
elseif (filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
ini_set("sendmail_from","myemail@myaddress.co.uk");
$email_to="myemail@myemailaddress.co.uk";
$name=$_REQUEST['firstname']." ".$_REQUEST['secondname'];
$message=$name." has just downloaded the brochure from your website.
Their email address is ".$email_from;
$email_subject="A brochure has been downoaded from your website.";
$headers="From:$email_from.\n";"Reply-To:$email_from.\n";
$sent=mail($email_to,$email_subject,$message,$headers,"-f".$email_from);
if($sent){
header("Location:http://www.mywebsite/pdf/brochure.php");}
else{
echo "Request failed";}
}
else {
?><h1 align = "center">The format of the email address entered is not
correct.</h1><br>
<p align  = "center">Please use the back button on your browser<br>
and complete the form correctly</p>
<?php 
}
?>"

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#3661

On 11/3/2011 1:48 PM, Newbie wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
> address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
> downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
> people that have downloaded it.

That's silly. Keep track of it in a database instead, if you must.

> Everything works fine except for the
> fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
> cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.

Fix the filters in your email client so that doesn't happen.

> Here is the code I have used

[Irrelevant code snipped]
This isn't a PHP problem, or a problem with your PHP code. The problem 
is *entirely* with the configuration of your email client.

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#3662

In article <j8ukp2$okp$1@dont-email.me>,
 Doug Miller <doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com> wrote:

> On 11/3/2011 1:48 PM, Newbie wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
> > address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
> > downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
> > people that have downloaded it.
> 
> That's silly. Keep track of it in a database instead, if you must.
> 
> > Everything works fine except for the
> > fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
> > cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.
> 
> Fix the filters in your email client so that doesn't happen.
> 
> > Here is the code I have used
> 
> [Irrelevant code snipped]
> This isn't a PHP problem, or a problem with your PHP code. The problem 
> is *entirely* with the configuration of your email client.

OR it's the mail _SERVER_ that he's sending the email through.  Some 
ISPs are spam nazis.  There may be a way to 'whitelist' mail sent from 
the web _server_ that's running the php code.  Contact your ISP to see 
if there's a way to do this.

-- 
DeeDee, don't press that button!  DeeDee!  NO!  Dee...
[I filter all Goggle Groups posts, so any reply may be automatically ignored]

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#3664

On 11/3/2011 2:32 PM, Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article<j8ukp2$okp$1@dont-email.me>,
>   Doug Miller<doug_at_milmacdotcom@example.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 11/3/2011 1:48 PM, Newbie wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
>>> address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
>>> downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
>>> people that have downloaded it.
>>
>> That's silly. Keep track of it in a database instead, if you must.
>>
>>> Everything works fine except for the
>>> fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
>>> cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.
>>
>> Fix the filters in your email client so that doesn't happen.
>>
>>> Here is the code I have used
>>
>> [Irrelevant code snipped]
>> This isn't a PHP problem, or a problem with your PHP code. The problem
>> is *entirely* with the configuration of your email client.
>
> OR it's the mail _SERVER_ that he's sending the email through.  Some
> ISPs are spam nazis.  There may be a way to 'whitelist' mail sent from
> the web _server_ that's running the php code.  Contact your ISP to see
> if there's a way to do this.
>
The problem is still in his client.

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#3663

In article <kek5b71den115mpli3tabl45gikmvbv9g1@4ax.com>, Newbie wrote:

> I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
> address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
> downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
> people that have downloaded it. Everything works fine except for the
> fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
> cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.

Mark it as "Not spam" in your email client.

-- 
Tim

"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"  --  Bill of Rights 1689

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#3668

Newbie says...

> I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
> address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
> downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
> people that have downloaded it. Everything works fine except for the
> fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
> cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.

Try tinkering with the optional additional headers parameter of the PHP 
mail function, particularly the -f "from" header as if this is not set a 
lot of SMTP (particularly postfix) gateways might mark it as from a non-
authenticated (potential spam) source.

GM

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#3675

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:48:55 +0000, Newbie wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I have built a simple form on my website for people to enter an email
> address before downloading a brochure. Every time the brochure is
> downloaded I want to send an email to myself to keep track of the
> people that have downloaded it. Everything works fine except for the
> fact that when I recieve the email it goes straight into my junk email
> cos its classed as spam. What can I do to prevent this.
> Here is the code I have used
> 
> "<?php
> $firstname = $_REQUEST['firstname'];
> $secondname = $_REQUEST['secondname'];
> $email_from = $_REQUEST['email'];
> if (empty($firstname)||empty($secondname)||empty($email_from)){
> ?><h1 align = "center">One or more of the fields on the form has not
> been completed.</h1><br>
> <p align  = "center">Please use the back button on your browser<br>
> and complete the form correctly</p>
> <?php 
> }
> elseif (filter_var($email_from, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
> ini_set("sendmail_from","myemail@myaddress.co.uk");
> $email_to="myemail@myemailaddress.co.uk";
> $name=$_REQUEST['firstname']." ".$_REQUEST['secondname'];
> $message=$name." has just downloaded the brochure from your website.
> Their email address is ".$email_from;
> $email_subject="A brochure has been downoaded from your website.";
> $headers="From:$email_from.\n";"Reply-To:$email_from.\n";
> $sent=mail($email_to,$email_subject,$message,$headers,"-f".$email_from);
> if($sent){
> header("Location:http://www.mywebsite/pdf/brochure.php");}
> else{
> echo "Request failed";}
> }
> else {
> ?><h1 align = "center">The format of the email address entered is not
> correct.</h1><br>
> <p align  = "center">Please use the back button on your browser<br>
> and complete the form correctly</p>
> <?php 
> }
> ?>"

One possibility is that your IP is on somebody's black list.
But your mail client should have the option as treating that domain/IP as
"not spam".
Check in your options.

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