WOrdpress no longer emails me when comments are added

I think the “from” address changed since 2.0.1. Have you checked your email’s spam folder to make sure the emails aren’t being sent there?

Hi

Thanks for the reply. I check my spam folder regularly, the comments are not going there. I used to get them up to v2.07, but since the upgrade I receive no more notifications.

I (and some others, apparently!) have been having the same problem (see this thread: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/100849 ). Try checking your mail logs — here’s the error showing up in mine:

smtp server didn’t accept RCPT To: command, replied “550 mail from 74.208.16.2 rejected: administrative prohibition”.

I’ve been trying all kinds of fixes, from changing the from address to the admin e-mail to attempting to relay the messages through the smtp server directly with the wpPHPmailer plugin, but nothing seems to be working. :/

Have you checked to be sure that you didn’t disable these E-mails on the options tab in WP?

“Have you checked to be sure that you didn’t disable these E-mails on the options tab in WP?”

Of course! And no, that wasn’t the problem (at least in my case).

I did, however, just discover a way to get around the problem. Since apparently my problem had something to do with the smtp server rejecting messages, I installed the WordPress Swift SMTP Plugin and configured it to send through the server via authenticated means. The reply-to section of the received e-mail messages is a bit odd in that it includes both the sender ([email protected]) and the commenter’s e-mail addresses, but at least it’s functional.

Also, when I enabled it, configured it, and tried the built-in test e-mail function, it’s worth noting that my test e-mail did NOT send (although it said it did). I still receive comment notifications, though. Weird.