Formit not validating when I try to use smtp

Hi there,

I'm setting up a site on GoDaddy and so I'm having problems getting formit to send.
I'm trying attempting to try sending with smtp (using this post http://forums.modx.com/thread/88764/how-to-how-to-get-formit-to-send-with-godaddy-hosting)
But formit won't validate when I turn smpt on.

This is the formit call I'm using, do I need to add anything else to get it working with smtp?


Validation error messahe:

An error occurred while trying to send the email. SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.

I'm using the smtp settings outlined in the post above (with a real email and passowrd of course).

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

First thing is you're on GoDaddy so that right there is one of the biggest problems.

Try installing this extra and make sure your server can send emails, post back the results.

Yeah, GoDaddy was the clients choice!

Installed QuickEmail, send failed with this message:

SMTP -> ERROR: Failed to connect to server: Connection refused (111)

You need to solve your server issue first if you want FormIt to work.

You can also try using gmail or any other email provider to handle this for you.

Go to System -> System Settings and put SMTP in the search filter box at the upper right.

SMTP Authentication: Yes
SMTP Connection Prefix: tls
SMTP Hosts: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Password: yourGmailPassword
SMTP Port: 465
SMTP User: yourGmailUsername
Use SMTP: Yes

Good luck.

For port 465 use:

SMTP Connection Prefix: ssl
SMTP Port: 465

For TLS use:

SMTP Connection Prefix: tls
SMTP Port: 587

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Quote from: benmarte at Mar 05, 2014, 07:22 AM

You need to solve your server issue first if you want FormIt to work.

You can also try using gmail or any other email provider to handle this for you.

Go to System -> System Settings and put SMTP in the search filter box at the upper right.

SMTP Authentication: Yes
SMTP Connection Prefix: tls
SMTP Hosts: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Password: yourGmailPassword
SMTP Port: 465
SMTP User: yourGmailUsername
Use SMTP: Yes

Good luck.