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ECL 7 posts 37 karma points

Mar 10, 2015 @ 15:55

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SMTP / Mailform problem

Hi - I have installed the following starter kit

https://uskinned.net/themes/synergy/

However, when I attempt to use the mail form, I receive the following error:

"There was an error sending your contact details. A from e-mail address must be specified in the From property or the system.net/mailSettings/smtp config section."

My host is PipeTen - and they advised me to ask here. I have tried making the changes in web.config referred to in the following URLs

http://www.pipeten.info/2008/11/when-and-where-to-use-webformpipetencouk/

https://our.umbraco.org/forum/using/ui-questions/12294-Smtp-settings

https://our.umbraco.org/wiki/how-tos/verify-that-your-smtp-settings-are-not-preventing-you-from-sending-e-mail

I see a 500 error, but I am told that the error they see is as follows:

"Configuration file is not well-formed XML " 71: "smtp deliverymethod=“Network” from=“[email protected]”

I appreciate that this may be due to me - but can anyone advise me as to what I can do to make this work?

Thanks

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Jan Skovgaard 11280 posts 23678 karma points MVP 11x admin c-trib

Mar 10, 2015 @ 15:58

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Hi ECL

in the /config/umbracoSettings.config file you need to specify a valid sender e-mail address I think.

Also you need to setup some valid SMTP information in the web.config file as mentioned in the post you referenced above.

I think this should work unless the theme does an override of these settings somehow.

/Jan

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Chriztian Steinmeier 2800 posts 8790 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Mar 10, 2015 @ 16:06
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Hi ECL,

First: It looks like you've forgot the quotes on the attribute values - if you have XML that looks like this:
```
smtp deliverymethod=Network [email protected]
```
it should look like this to be valid XML:
```
<smtp deliverymethod="Network" from="[email protected]"></smtp>
```
(but the exact format depends on the file/ setting you're editing)

For my sites and webhost, this is the line I usually need to put in Web.config:
```
<network host="SMTP.SERVER.COM" port="25" userName="" password="" defaultCredentials="true" />
```
And then my webhost requires a valid email address in the From: header, which is set in the umbracoSettings.config file, look for the notifications tag:
```
<notfications>
    <email>[email protected]</email>
</notifications>
```
/Chriztian
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Chuck Kirklen 36 posts 184 karma points

Dec 05, 2015 @ 03:19
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YMMV, but this is what worked for me with the uSkinned Source starter kit on a Windows 2012 server, where 'myuser' and 'mypwd' are obviously the ones that are used at the hosting company for the account:
```
  <system.net>
<mailSettings>
  <smtp from="[email protected]">
    <network host="127.0.0.1" userName="myuser" password="mypwd" />
  </smtp>
</mailSettings>
</system.net>
```
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Marc Love (uSkinned.net) 447 posts 1789 karma points

Dec 07, 2015 @ 15:08

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Hi ECL,

All you need to get your theme sending Mail is to get your mailSettings correct in web.config for the account you are using.

We use sendgrid, which is a free service for up to 12,000 emails a month which should be more than enough.

https://sendgrid.com/

Cheers,

Marc

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