PHP with Sendmail from apache@localhost

[chant9]

Im using the mail() function in PHP but when emails are sent to Hotmail accounts they are being classified as Junk.

I've checked the headers of the emails it is says they are being received from apache@localhost as shown below.

Received: (from apache@localhost)

I think this could be why they are considered junk, does anyone know how to configure sendmail for it to be recieved from something like webmaster@mydomain.co.uk?
I've tried various PHP things but nothing has helped so I'm assuming its something to do with the server configuration.

Many Thanks

 

[RhythmAce]

Actually, it's not a configuration issue at all. Of the many rules and conditions spam filters use, there are two that get your server labeled as junk. First is the domain. If it is not one of the big mail services like yahoo or gmail, or if it does not belong to a large isp then you can pretty much count on being considered as junk. The reason for this is that spammers buy domains at a bulk rate. They then send out mass amounts of mail. When that domain is black listed, then simply roll over to the next. They charge for this "service" so the few dollars they spend on these throw away domains is chump change. The only good thing you can get out of this is that once you tell hotmail that this domain in not junk, it will quit putting it in the junk folder.

 

[chant9]

I'm not too sure what I can do then, we get our domains from 123-Reg and have a Pipex server, I assume they are using decent mail services.

I'm trying to get it working for things like password reminders etc so it could be sent to various addresses, so marking it as safe in my Hotmail probably won't really help.

Thanks Anyway