https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations Gravity Support Forums Topic: SMTP overwrites "From Email" field in Notficiations en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:27:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50419 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:55:33 +0000 wilflare 50419@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>oh.. when i activated the SMTP plugin and punched in the settings.. all the via were (myusername@mydomain.org)</p> <p>after i deactivated the plugin, it's now via mydomain.org </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50418 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:54:26 +0000 wilflare 50418@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>my situation is rather.. "complex"<br /> i am using GoDaddy as my Registrar (with my DNS config still there) -all the SPF and DKIM were done there..<br /> HostGator is my webhost (the CSO helped me setup my MX records there)<br /> wondering if what the CSO did resulted in the change to the via to my domain </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50408 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:01:13 +0000 Richard Vav 50408@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>If you are using google smtp servers and authenticating using your google apps domain account then the via will display your domain rather than the generic hostgator domain, that is expected behaviour.</p> <p>Did you configure spf and DKIM?</p> <p>Have you seen the google support page for the via info <a href="http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;ctx=mail&amp;answer=1311182" rel="nofollow">http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;ctx=mail&amp;answer=1311182</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50405 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:04:35 +0000 wilflare 50405@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>for some strange reason.. the via is now reflecting my domain instead of the generic hostgator domain </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50320 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:03:53 +0000 Richard Vav 50320@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The solution for the 'via' issue is to setup and enable spf and dkim in both your google apps admin panel and your domains dns records. But I am not aware of a way to prevent google's smtp servers replacing the from address with that of the account you are using for the smtp authentication in the wordpres smtp plugin. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50317 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:51:33 +0000 wilflare 50317@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>ah :/ i thought i found the solution to remove that nasty "via"..<br /> oh well. there isn't any setting we can tweak? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50313 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:47:38 +0000 Richard Vav 50313@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I don't believe there is anything you can do to prevent this from happening, it is the way google's smtp servers operate, it always overwrites the from address with that of the account you are using for the smtp authentication. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/smtp-overwrites-from-email-field-in-notficiations#post-50273 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:39:32 +0000 wilflare 50273@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi all,<br /> I am using Google Apps for my Email<br /> Hostgator for my webhost<br /> GoDaddy for my domain and dns<br /> I have installed the SMTP plugin and it works fine</p> <p>HOWEVER,<br /> despite setting the From Email in both User and Admin Notification,<br /> I get notifications from the email I used in SMTP authentication</p> <p>Is there any setting I need to tweak to make the emails come from the setting I made in the "From Email" field? </p>