problem with email verification

[TheLastGuest]

Hello I have a problem with my forum and i need help because the email verification always shows this (attached file) and I tried everything please help?

[PitaJ]

What is your email setup?

[gotwf]

@thelastguest If you have command line access to the server, what does which/wereis sendmail return? Cuz if you cannot find it then neither can NodeBB.

% which sendmail
/usr/sbin/sendmail

[ChrisHeatedHub]

@gotwf hello I am the one running the forum on my VPS and when running that cmd it returns nothing at all.

[ChrisHeatedHub]

@pitaj Well I am not that into how email stuff works but I have got a custom email and I just typed in the info like SMTP and stuff at the NodeBB Admin Panel.

[PitaJ]

@chrisheatedhub did you enable the SMTP transport? Please provide a screenshot of your acp email page if possible.

[gotwf]

@chrisheatedhub said in problem with email verification:

@gotwf hello I am the one running the forum on my VPS and when running that cmd it returns nothing at all.

In that case you should use one of the options that does not rely on the localhost (127.0.0.1) having a sendmail binary. NodeBB has a builtin smtp or you can opt for a third party service. Else otherwise if you do wish to use localhost sendmail/smtp then you will need to install and config your vm thusly. There are pros and cons to the various options.

As mentioned by pitaj, a screenshot would be helpful.

[dunlix]

I'm not sure what causes this as I am not part of NodeBB Staff/smart people but I had the same problem and fixed it by turning on "Enable Pooled connections" and checking that the Username/password were right.
Hope this helps.

[gotwf]

In the event you missed them, I took a couple stabs at some email tutorials. The intent was to provide enough understanding to get you pointed in the right directions rather than get 'er done copy/pasta recipes. Hence, they may or may not be the droids you're looking for:

1. Read first: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/15072/nodebb-email-options

2. Read second: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/15077/nodebb-email-postfix-null-client