wayne Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Just installed SMF forum through fantastico. All is working however now I want to approve new members. So I have enabled this in the admin tool. Under server settings section I have my address under webmaster (I think this is the admin address as I cannot find any other place where I have to enter an email address). The problem is that I am not receiving an email when someone is awaiting an approval to join my forum. Any ideas? Thanks Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Sorry, Wayne, don't have SMF installed myself but I am sure one of our family members that use SMF will be along to give you a clue. Quote
cajunman4life Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) Whatever user is the "Administrator" of the forum should be receiving the email. Check to make sure you have a correct email address for the admin user. Edited April 22, 2006 by cajunman4life Quote
wayne Posted April 23, 2006 Author Posted April 23, 2006 Hi Aaron Under the server settings I have my email listed however I am not sure if this is the admin account or not. I cannot find anywhere else where the admin email setting is listed. The address I have entered here is my correct address yet I am not receiving the email notifications. Any thoughts? Wayne Quote
John Carney Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Just installed SMF forum through fantastico. All is working however now I want to approve new members. So I have enabled this in the admin tool. Under server settings section I have my address under webmaster (I think this is the admin address as I cannot find any other place where I have to enter an email address). The problem is that I am not receiving an email when someone is awaiting an approval to join my forum. Any ideas? I've just been setting up SMF this week myself. Please note that in order for the forum to mail anything to anybody, you have to plug your outgoing mail server details into Forum Configuration / Edit Features and Options. You can check your own profile by clicking on the "profile" button in the row of buttons a little bit down from the top of the page. It should say "administrator" for your position, and you can scroll down and see if your e-mail address is listed correctly. Quote
cajunman4life Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 That's what I'm saying, you should have at least one user account that is set as the "Administrator" account. In the profile for that account, make sure the email is set properly, and that is the email address that will receive the email that says a new user has signed up. Quote
wayne Posted April 24, 2006 Author Posted April 24, 2006 yep I found it under my profile and I did have a spelling error. Thanks all!! Quote
cajunman4life Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Glad to be of help! I've got 3 SMF boards running, so if you ever need any help, be sure to ask. I know there are others here running SMF to. Quote
TCH-JimE Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 SMF does not need your email server details plugged into it unless you want it to use a specific folder. As you found, a mis-spelled word is all it took I am glad you have found it JimE Quote
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