# A weird thing I can't explain

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-weird-thing-i-cant-explain/13093
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 8, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-weird-thing-i-cant-explain/13093 "2003-02-08T20:03:31Z")
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### Author: ![zephn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5f8ce5/32.png) [@zephn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zephn)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-weird-thing-i-cant-explain/13093/1 "2003-02-08T20:03:31Z")

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The following script works perfectly for what i wish it to do except it only works with one or two email address’s. Where the objCDOMail.To = "zephn@hotmail.com" is located I cannot get it to send to any email address but my own home email. The site is [Thisislondonclub.com](http://Thisislondonclub.com) and the email is [rsvp@thisislondonclub.com](mailto:rsvp@thisislondonclub.com). Is this a problem?

Dim strTo, strWho, strWhen, strHowMany, strEmail, strPhone  
Dim objCDOMail 'The CDO object  
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strWho=request.form(“Who”)  
strPhone=request.form(“Phone”)  
strWhen=request.form(“when”)  
strHowmany=request.form(“howmany”)  
strEmail=request.form(“Email”)  
strMessage=“This message was sent to you from THIS IS LONDON - RSVP Form. The originating email address has not been verified” & CHR(13) & “--------------------------------------------” & CHR(13) & "Name: "& strWho & CHR(13) & "Phone#: " & strPhone & CHR(13) & “Date Requested:” & strWhen & CHR(13) & “Number of People:” & strHowmany & CHR(13) & “Email:” & strEmail  
Set objCDOMail = Server.CreateObject(“CDONTS.NewMail”)  
'###############################################################

objCDOMail.From = “RSVPForm”

objCDOMail.To = "rsvp@thisislondonclub.com"

objCDOMail.Subject = strSubject  
objCDOMail.Body = strmessage  
objCDOMail.Send  
Set objCDOMail = Nothing

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-weird-thing-i-cant-explain/13093/2 "2003-02-08T20:31:18Z")

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This is most likely a security issue on the mail server. Most mail servers, in order to block use by outside mass spammers, only allow e-mail to be sent if either the To: or From: address matches their list of allowed domains. I suggest changing the string in your objCDOMail.From line to a valid e-mail address that is on that allowed list.

**abzoid**

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-weird-thing-i-cant-explain/13093/3 "2003-02-08T20:46:18Z")

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thank you very much my friend. might very well help.
