Error sending emails to users

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: The message was rejected because it contains prohibited virus or spam content at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String serverResponse) at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn) at System.Net.Mail.SmtpConnection.OnClose(Object sender, EventArgs args) at System.Net.ClosableStream.Close() at System.Net.Mail.MailWriter.Close() at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()

GoDaddy said this: "It appears that the emails are being blocked by our spam filter. Please provide the users that it is failing to send to as well as what you are attempting to send."

Is there any way to identify what email is attempted? Currently, the settings on my forum include -

-> UNCHECKED: Allow Private Message Notifications

-> UNCHECKED: Allow Email Sending

-> CHECKED: Disable New Registrations

- so I don't know what email the forum would be trying to send. Could there possibly be a virus trying to send email from the forum?

http://forum.yetanotherforum.net/yaf_postst9656_What-makes-a-message-board-run-slowly.aspx 

Thanks for helping with this.

The error message has now CHANGED. It now reads this:

Error sending emails to users

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: The operation has timed out. at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: The message was rejected because it contains prohibited virus or spam content at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String serverResponse) at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn) at System.Net.Mail.SmtpConnection.OnClose(Object sender, EventArgs args) at System.Net.ClosableStream.Close() at System.Net.Mail.MailWriter.Close() at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()

I was a victim of my own work. I'd 'inadvertently' run setup again, after having already been running the board for awhile; this somehow cleared a couple of the settings, and the one that gave me the same error you're getting was the relay server.

in 1.9.1 I believe it's a setting in the admin panel (in 1.9.3 you have to edit mail.config). Regardless, check to see that your relay server is set to relay-hosting.secureserver.net in host settings.

my $0.02

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Thanks. I think my tech help just did that because the admin section says this:

SMTP Server Settings

SMTP Server: relay-hosting.secureserver.net

To be able to send posts you need to enter the name of a valid smtp server.

SMTP User Name: not filled in

If you need to be authorized to send email.

SMTP Password: not filled inIf you need to be authorized to send email.

The board is running faster (knock on wood) but that ERROR message is still at the bottom of the page.

Example from event log -- the only actions I took were to display the main forum page, the admin page, and then the event log page.

Event Log

Type User Time Source

Error AndraiaSprite 12/19/2009 6:26:33 PM ASP.pages_admin_eventlog_ascx Hide | Delete

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: The message was rejected because it contains prohibited virus or spam content

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String serverResponse)

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn)

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpConnection.OnClose(Object sender, EventArgs args)

at System.Net.ClosableStream.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.MailWriter.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message)

at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()

Error AndraiaSprite 12/19/2009 6:26:27 PM ASP.pages_admin_admin_ascx Hide | Delete

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: The message was rejected because it contains prohibited virus or spam content

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String serverResponse)

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn)

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpConnection.OnClose(Object sender, EventArgs args)

at System.Net.ClosableStream.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.MailWriter.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message)

at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()

Error AndraiaSprite 12/19/2009 6:26:23 PM ASP.pages_forum_ascx Hide | Delete

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: The message was rejected because it contains prohibited virus or spam content

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String serverResponse)

at System.Net.Mail.DataStopCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn)

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpConnection.OnClose(Object sender, EventArgs args)

at System.Net.ClosableStream.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.MailWriter.Close()

at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message)

at yaf.pages.ForumPage.SendMailThread()