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Hello,

when users make a contribution on a site they get this message.

An error occurred when CiviCRM attempted to send an email (via SMTP). If you received this error after submitting on online contribution or event registration - the transaction was completed, but we were unable to send the email receipt.

The mail library returned the following error message:
mail() returned failure

This is probably related to a problem in your Outbound Email Settings (Administer CiviCRM » Global Settings » Outbound Email), OR the FROM email address specifically configured for your contribution page or event. Possible causes are:

Your Sendmail path is incorrect.
Your Sendmail argument is incorrect.
The FROM Email Address configured for this feature may not be a valid sender based on your email service provider rules.
Check this page for more information.
I am using mail() to send emails, it's configured and working fine (test come to my email box fine).
I am on drupal 7 and 4.1.1
In the thankyou and receipting section of the contribution configuration I have an email address.



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