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ive got this.. its not all the code its the first test wide_load does..

 mail('ash_wood@live.co.uk', 'Test', 'message body', 'From: aatmOnline');

so it works.. yeah it does, but the only thing is.. in my inbox on my email address (ash_wood@live.co.uk) instead of it saying aatmOnline it says

From: aatmOnline@linweb04.linvh1.fasthosts.co.uk

instead of

From: aatmOnline

like i want it to.. is this because of my hosting provider or what?

I assume it is because of your hosting provider.

how can i stop this then ?

okay so ive sorted it BUT the email is being sent to the junk inbox.. is there anyway of forcing it into the main inbox?

ashwood wrote:okay so ive sorted it BUT the email is being sent to the junk inbox.. is there anyway of forcing it into the main inbox?

How did you sort it ?

And no not really, if you are using shared hosting pretty much every email you send will be caught by spam filters. Getting around them requires installing stuff on the server.

i sorted it like this..

instead of using just from: aatmOnline

i rung my hosting they said i had to use a valid email for it to work so i used

aatmonline@aatm-online.co.uk

but that went to junk so i changed it to my old email address (hotmail)

woody-mc31@hotmail.co.uk

which sent it to the proper inbox..

so i used aatmonline@live.co.uk

and that goes to junk.. really tricky really but looks like ive no option but to send it to the junk inbox

You have to send it from an address hosted on the server you are actually sending it form, so anything @aatm-online.co.uk would be best. It also have to be a email address that exists, i.e. you should be able to send emails to it and read them.

Most importantly though, the server needs to be configured to respond to the spam checks that hotmail will send to it, which most are not.

sending with headers can also help in spam-checks