Joomla E-mail could not be sent [FIXED]

  Posted: May, 20 2009

A lot of people are experiencing problems with Joomla not sending mail out, notably from the Email Pop window, the system simply returns “E-mail could not be sent”.
In this article we show how to fix the problem quickly and easily.

Problem

Joomla not sending out email via pop up window

Solution

To resolve this problem, open this file:

components/com_mailto/controller.php

Locate the following line of code (approximately line 57):

if($timeout == 0 || time() - $timeout < 20) {

Change the line to the following:

if($timeout == 0 || time() - $timeout > 20) {

Save, Upload and test.
You can also increase the time from 20 to say 50.

You can read more about this bug here

Told you it was an easy fix

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7 Comments

1. KIshan June 3, 2009

   Thanks a lot dude…

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3. Edwin July 6, 2009

   Thanks! Small fix for a big problem!

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5. Allegro July 29, 2009

   This was originally posted here: http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=471&t=376453&start=0

   There are additional fixes posted for users that are experiencing similar email issues.

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7. admin July 29, 2009

   Yes, and here it is in a simple, easy to understand format.

   The correct link is supplied in the post above as the Bug report, where the original fix was derived for your link!

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9. Patsy Caldwell August 20, 2009

   You are a lifesaver! This fixed the problem for me - no problem!

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11. jeanette November 23, 2009

    Thanks a lot!!! Fixed the problem immediately:-)

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13. Mario Juárez May 4, 2010

    Muchas gracias!

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