phpbb emails have stopped working

[Daze]

I've just noticed that emailing from within phpbb 2.08 has stopped working! Would the recent migration have anything to do with this?

FYI, my phpbb configuration is:

Use SMTP Server for email: Yes
SMTP Server Address: [mydomain.com]
SMTP Username: <blank>
SMTP Password: <blank>

For example, when trying to do a mass email I get the following error:

Could not connect to smtp host : 10060 : A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

 

[Yash]

Please specify the mail server IP along with your email account details for SMTP authentication

If that doesn't work, please use localhost

I'm checking the issue out

 

[Daze]

Hi Yash,

How do I find out the server's IP address?

I tried using localhost and my email address and password for SMTP authentication but get the following error:

Ran into problems sending Mail. Response: 535 5.7.3 Authentication unsuccessful

 

[Yash]

for localhost, don't specify username/password. it simplies relays and requires no authentication

To use the mail server (63.209.158.6) ensure you use smtp authentication with your account's username/password

 

[Daze]

Thanks.

I still get the original error message when using these new settings

 

[Yash]

Thanks.

I still get the original error message when using these new settings

You are getting the error with localhost also?
Have you ensure your SMTP authentication details are blank?

 

[Daze]

Sorry, it works with localhost - Many thanks.

Should the other settings be working though?

 

[Yash]

Yes, even the external mail server would work with SMTP authentication