[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49687: wp_mail() - Why is no envelope sender defined?
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#49687: wp_mail() - Why is no envelope sender defined?
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Reporter: vbbp | Owner: (none)
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: Mail | Version: 5.4
Severity: major | Resolution:
Keywords: has-test-info has-patch | Focuses:
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Comment (by siliconforks):
Replying to [comment:28 SirLouen]:
> Still setting in the `sendmail_path` the `-f` is a wrong practice.
To clarify: I'm not actually advocating the use of the `-f` option in the
`sendmail_path` setting.
That having been said ... it does seem to be a common practice, for
whatever reason. You can find examples all over the internet of people
getting bitten by this:
https://mantisbt.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=24647
https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/20033#issuecomment-532289611
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53984
https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4343
https://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=622&t=727375
https://www.vmayo.com/docs/fixed-phpmailer-smtp-error-could-not-connect-
to-smtp-host-2/#11-toc-title
... and so on ...
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49687#comment:29>
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