Hi ! My hosting provider is having problems with phpmail() and I decided to use an SMTP account to send registration confirmations and new topics alerts but appears a message saying this:

"Language string failed to load: connect_host
Can`t send mail to user."

And, in the DEBUG INFO appears this another message:

"Warning [PHP]: fsockopen(): unable to connect to smtp.hotpop.com:25 in file /usr/export/www/hosting/my_test/class/mail/phpmailer/class.smtp.php line 105"

I´ve configuren XOOPS in SMTP Auth
SMTP Server: smtp.hotpop.com
User: myaccount@hotpop.com
Pass: my_password_at_hotpop

This same configurations works fine with Mambo and phpBB in my hosting and Localhost but there is no way with XOOPS 2.0.7.3 and 2.0.9 (The versions that I´ve tried).

Can somebody tell me what´s happening and what can I do to solve my problem ??? Is urgent to me !!!!!

Thanks !!!!

hi,
I am having a very similar problem. smtp works with phpbb, but with the same exact setting it doesn't work with xoops.
I have seen two other similar threads as well, and have yet to see a response that helps me.
Where did you see the debug info at? I went to preferences and turned on debug, but can't find where to check it.

Here is the links to the other similar threads.
https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=28430&forum=7
and
https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=26648&forum=7

I activate debug at admin->system->Preferences->General. The DEBUG info appears at the bottom of the page after send the mails. One thing, I use a modified Admin area but I think that the debug info will appear at the same site.

If you get the solution of this theme , please, post !