Q&A
| Q1: | I host my ColdFusion site with a remote Web provider. What SMTP server should I specify in my <CFMAIL>tags? |
| A1: | If your Web provider has done its homework, it will have already defined a mailserver in ColdFusion Administrator. If so, you don't need to supply a name in <CFMAIL>—but do be sure that your FROM address is one that will be accepted by that server. |
| Q2: | When I access a template that uses <CFMAIL>, I get an error relating to the mail server. What's the problem? |
| A2: | First, make sure that the machine on which ColdFusion runs has rights to send mail on the SMTP server specified. If you haven't defined a server, check the default setup in ColdFusion administrator (or have your provider check it) to be sure that one is defined. |
| Q3: | Rather ... |
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