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Hi, I’m having the same problem as well. I get @box441.bluehost.com as my address. Is this in buddypress or wpmu? I read somewhere that pluggable.php was a file to change in wpmu but haven’t been able to figure it out. please help!

thanks!

hey Chris,

i just find this article below through bluehost tech support. Now we have to figure out where this code exists in WPMU and/or buddypress.

http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=231

Problem

Why do e-mails from my webpage come from < username > @ < box# > .bluehost.com when I have specified otherwise?

Solution

This is because our servers require you (or your script) to use a properly formatted, valid From: header in your email. If the From: header is not formatted correctly, empty or the email address doesn’t exist on our server, the from address will be changed to <username>@<box#>.bluehost.com. To stop this, you must change the script you are using to correctly use a valid From header.

Examples of headers that should work would be:

From: user@domain.com

From: <user@domain.com>

From: “name” <user@domain.com>

Examples of headers that will NOT work:

From: “user@domain.com”

From: user @ domain.com

Alternative for PHP Users:

– You can also modify which account should be used when sending out using the mail() function. Inside the local php.ini file, you will find a line of code that looks something like this (around line 601):

sendmail_from = mail@yourdomain.com

Be sure to uncomment this by deleting the ‘;’ before the directive. Also, the account you use must be a valid created account.

Howdy. You don’t *put* the php.ini file. It *is* someplace.

Try /etc/php.ini

It’s somewhere on your server. May or may not be editable by you if you are on a shared host.

There’s another option mentioned in that article. You can specify an email address that exists on the bluehost server. Don’t you get x number of email addresses with your account?

I should just learn to *really pay attention* when Andy drops in with a suggestion. I looked at the message that started this thread. Lets see if his suggestion that those two hooks are the problem.

In /mu-plugins/bp-core.php are two functions that hook and alter the email ‘from’ address and modifiy it.

Comment out:

In: function bp_core_email_from_name_filter()

line #1150

add_filter( ‘wp_mail_from_name’, ‘bp_core_email_from_name_filter’ )

And comment out:

In: function bp_core_email_from_address_filter()

line #1165

add_filter( ‘wp_mail_from’, ‘bp_core_email_from_address_filter’ )

Try some test registrations and see if they still say that whacky address.

yeah b, but i have to give him credit for originality…its the first avatar i’ve seen showcasing a bow tie so prominently.

Thanks for the tips…i’m testing now…let you know how it goes

All that commenting of code does is take out the bp fiddling with the from address. If everything goes according to plan and the phase of the moon is correct and you have mu configured correctly to use your selected email address and your host isn’t just blowing smoke at you, then it might work.

What do the new email headers look like?

The edits I was talking about are in the reply above that begins with:

“I should just learn to *really pay attention* when Andy drops in with a suggestion.”…

I’m not sure if i replace those lines with my info or just delete them all together. I’ve tried replacing them and it didn’t seem to do anything. I know there are a ton of people on bluehost with this same problem

Does commenting out mean to erase the following lines?:

function bp_core_email_from_name_filter() {

return get_blog_option( 1, ‘blogname’ );

}

add_filter( ‘wp_mail_from_name’, ‘bp_core_email_from_name_filter’ );

burtadsit

I’m sorry…i’m new to some of the web jargon. I’m a musician. I understand now what you guys mean re: commenting out. I commented those lines out and its still sending all emails from bluehost (not to mention..its taking about an hour to two to receive them.

I’m sure there is a simple resolution but it seems to be over everyone’s head.

Chris, what lines did you comment out? I’d really appreciate anyones help.

I can’t have buddypress sending emails from a bluehost address to people that sign up on my site …not to mention it taking an hour to get their confirmations etc.