[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64368: `Could not instantiate mail function` errors sending mail in 6.9
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#64368: `Could not instantiate mail function` errors sending mail in 6.9
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Reporter: desrosj | Owner: (none)
Type: defect (bug) | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.9.1
Component: Mail | Version: 6.9
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: needs-testing | Focuses:
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Comment (by SirLouen):
Following the latest comments by @jamieburchell @siliconforks and myself
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49687#comment:52
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49687#comment:58
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49687#comment:59
With this config in both postfix and exim
[[Image(https://i.imgur.com/9ZZ6T93.png)]]
Nothing is really changing as expected. Not failing either.
But finally with `sendmail` I got the error.
[[Image(https://i.imgur.com/PYubKKb.png)]]
Postfix and Exim literally ignore the `-f` and everything. But `sendmail`
is more "purist".
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64368#comment:3>
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