Warning: mail(): Policy restriction in effect

Hi,

I'm getting the following error after a customer signs up to my site. Does anyone have any advice on to fix this problem please.

Warning: mail(): Policy restriction in effect. The fifth parameter is disabled on this system in /customers/battling-ropes.com/battling-ropes.com/httpd.www/system/library/mail.php on line 151Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/battling-ropes.com/battling-ropes.com/httpd.www/index.php:92) in /customers/battling-ropes.com/battling-ropes.com/httpd.www/system/engine/controller.php on line 27

Thanks
Kenny

This looks like it is related to your host/server setup in relation to php-safe mode.
Ask your hoster.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I just spoken to host and they say thy aren't running in safe mode. Do you have any other ideas of what might be wrong.

Thank you

kenny_1892 wrote:Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I just spoken to host and they say thy aren't running in safe mode. Do you have any other ideas of what might be wrong.

Thank you

I still think it is related to the way your server has been setup.

Is the e-mail system working and do mails get send?

I've used Google for that error and found something familiar on Drupal.

While they might not be running in safe mode, they've put a restriction on your mail function (as described in the error message). You can try removing the fifth parameter but I'm not sure as to the exact implications it will have on your emails being sent out
Open find and change it to Be sure to make a backup of the file before doing this

JAY6390 wrote:While they might not be running in safe mode, they've put a restriction on your mail function (as described in the error message). You can try removing the fifth parameter but I'm not sure as to the exact implications it will have on your emails being sent out
Open

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/system/library/mail.php

find

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                mail($to, $this->subject, $message, $header, $this->parameter); 

and change it to

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                mail($to, $this->subject, $message, $header); 

Be sure to make a backup of the file before doing this

Thanks this worked

Kenny

Hi There,

I am with one.com they told me they only allow 4 parameters as previously mentioned.

I took out the bit as above, as they gave me the same advice after about 1 hour of chat.

I had no idea what I was doing, but worked perfectly. Thank you for the advice, I should of done that in the first place. Would of saved the hour of abuse to one.com lol

i'll update the code to account for this.

looks liek it was already taken care of:

if ($this->parameter) {
mail($to, '=?UTF-8?B?' . base64_encode($this->subject) . '?=', $message, $header, $this->parameter);
} else {
mail($to, '=?UTF-8?B?' . base64_encode($this->subject) . '?=', $message, $header);
}

I know this an old tread, but it's still actual, I'm running on one.com as my webhotel, and I got the error when people use the contactform, it's on ver. 1.5.4.1.

I found the code in line 148 in /system/library/mail.php, and the line ends with "$this->parameter", I can see that the next line don't have this in the end. But even there is an else, it takes the first line, and sent the error messages on the screen, but still sent the mail.

When moved the , $this->parameter from the end, the problem was solved - Just for your information

Regards

Lars

LarsV wrote:I know this an old tread, but it's still actual, I'm running on one.com as my webhotel, and I got the error when people use the contactform, it's on ver. 1.5.4.1.

I found the code in line 148 in /system/library/mail.php, and the line ends with "$this->parameter", I can see that the next line don't have this in the end. But even there is an else, it takes the first line, and sent the error messages on the screen, but still sent the mail.

When moved the , $this->parameter from the end, the problem was solved - Just for your information

Regards

Lars

Lars, did you experience some difficulties about the confirmation e-mail to the customers after this change?
Cause I also have one.com as webhotel provider and after the change no order email was sent out the customer after the payment was made.