sendmail problem using formmail

[kdwuk]

Hi
I have been given the following instructions to alter a perl formmail script so it now works with a more secure smtp server setup -

Existing line -
$mailprog = "/usr/sbin/sendmail";

This would need to be replaced with:
$mailprog = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -faddress\@customers-domain-name";
OR
/$mailprog = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -f$email";

The script I am using has a couple of switches (-oi -t) so I have added the -fuser switch after those but not sure if I have done so correctly as I am not a perl programmer.

I have changed all lines like '/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t'; in the script to '/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t -f$email';

The form calling the script has a field named email.
The script runs without error but does not send email to the $email address.
Can anyone see where I am going wrong?
Thanks

 

[PaulTEG]

Check your errorlogs, or run the command from the command line

prompt>/usr/bin/sendmail -oi -t -fmyemail@domain.com

and see what that comes up with
HTH
--Paul

Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)

 

[kdwuk]

Thanks Paul
Can't run the command line prompt as on shared hosting.
The error log doesn't show any problem at all.
I am somewhat confused as the script is working without the -fuser switch for some domains but not others.
cheers
Keith

 

[kdwuk]

Think I may have solved it.
I had added the -f switch to all lines that had the other -oi -t switches and this seemed to be wrong.
I'm testing now.
Thanks again for the swift assistance.

 

[PaulTEG]

you're welcome

Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)