eMail Confusion

[stub]

I was having some problems with my SMTP settings. But I think I've figured them out. I won't be 100% sure until I create another test user. The problem was I wasn't getting the email verification. However, when I approved the new user manually then I received the approval email. However the User Agent was: PHPMailer 5.2.21 (https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer) when all my mail settings I could find were set to SMTP

But then I decided to try sending an email from admin to my initial test user. The email was never received. So I decided to check the cc copy sent to myself. This was received. But I was kinda surprised that the User Agent was: PHPMailer 5.2.21 (https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer), when all the mail settings I could find were set to SMTP. So my questions are..

1) Why weren't these messages sent via the SMTP settings I have configured, and not PHPMailer?
2) Are there more than 1 set of email settings, I've missed somewhere.
3) Do the email settings fall-back to PHPMailer if there is something wrong with the SMTP Settings?
4) I think I still have a problem with my SMTP settings?
5) What are my best options if my SMTP settings should be SMTP Encryption: STARTTLS SMTP Port: 587

rgds
stu

[stub]

I found using TLS and port 587 appears to have sent the email. So maybe that was my problem all along. All I need to do now is add a 2nd test user to see if everything is now working as it should.

Although I seemed to have fixed most of the email problems. I'm back to my original problem. When I try to register a 2nd test user, the verification email is still not being sent to the new registrant. Is there a setting somewhere for that?

rgds
stu

[fasse]

Hi Stub,

you need to enable system mails in the preferences to get the notification.

Fasse

[stub]

Hi Fasse,

Thank you for your reply. It's appreciated. I have System Notifications turned on.

Perhaps I have misunderstood how this approval process works.

1. After I completed the registration. I received a notice on screen something about waiting for verification. I didn't receive any email of that notice.
2. So I have been waiting for an email with some kind of link from Adminio for me to click on to verify my registration and proceed to login. (This is the message that I'm saying never came.)
3. So from this. I'm assuming there is not any automated registration process in Adminio, and every registration needs to be approved by the Admin. Is that correct?
4. I can understand why. If this is correct. But I really need the immediacy of a quick registration.
5. Are there any solutions for this either within Adminio or maybe as a plug-in?

rgds
stu

[fasse]

Hi stu,

yes that is the behavior of Admidio now.

It's not possible that the user could accept his registration by himself.

I created an issue for this functionality: https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/issues/585
But I could not say when this will be solved.

Fasse