After setting up SPF Record i still am here to verify why i cannot recieve this email to hotmail account. I am able to send it to gmail with no issues. Please confirm if the code is correct, and SPF record is correct:
<?php
require_once 'PHPmailer/class.phpmailer.php';
$mail = new PHPMailer();
$body = "Thankyou for your Purchase. <br/><br/> Here is your Policy! You are now Protected during your Travels.";
$mail->AddAddress('$payer_email');
$mail->From = "noreply@example.com";
$mail->FromName = "Name";
$mail->Subject = "Thankyou for Your Purchase";
$mail->MsgHTML($body);
$mail->AddAttachment("tosend/xxx.pdf");
if(!$mail->Send()) {
echo "There was an error sending the message";
$sql = "UPDATE purchases SET policy_sent = 'Not Sent' WHERE id = '$lastid' ";
$stmt = $mysqli->query($sql);
$mysqli->close();
exit;
}
echo "Message was sent successfully";
$sql = "UPDATE purchases SET policy_sent = 'Sent', email_to = '$payer_email' WHERE id = '$lastid'";
$stmt = $mysqli->query($sql);
$mysqli->close();
?>
Here is the SPF:
v=spf1 a mx include:secureserver.net ~all
Are all these correctly configured?
Had the same issue. I have checked the whole script 30 times. Each setting each . and , Checked and rechecked dns records dkim and spf 100 times.
Nothing worked.
I e-mailed hotmail/outlook/live about the issue. I didn't expect any help but within a few hours the problem was solved.
It wasn't in the script. Hotmail just blocks any e-mail that is sent trough most webpages. Even if your spam reputation is fine. They have placed the server's ip on a whitelist and the problem was solved.
They can change it back if they detect bad behavior. There's a limit for sending e-mail. If your server has a bad reputation they aren't likely to add the server to their whitelist. This can be an issue on shared hosting packages. Someone else on the same server where you host your website can f up the servers reputation.