sending emails with codeigniter received in junk mail

Question

am trying to send emails using codeigniter email library to send emails to users using the following settings

  $this->load->library('email');
        $this->email->from('email@domain.com','Admin');
        $this->email->to($recieverEmail);
        $this->email->subject('Morgan MarketBook');
        $this->email->message($message);


   <?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

   $config['protocol']   = 'smtp';
   $config['smtp_host']  = 'mail.server';
   $config['smtp_port']  = 26 ;
   $config['smtp_user']  = 'user' ;
   $config['smtp_pass']  = 'password' ;
   $config['newline']    = "\r\n";

   ?>

my problem that the received emails are in the junk mail and not in the inbox...what is causing this problem ?

`And thus the programmer posted company's smtp username password on the web!` — Prasanth, Aug 07 '12 at 09:45

Vlad Balmos · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07T10:02:21.603

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Mail getting into junk instead of inbox isn't code related or codeigniter related for that matter. You have to follow some guidelines in order for the email not to be considered spam: Some of these guidelines are:

when sending html email, include also the text version of the mail
when sending html email, keep the html and images to a minimum (don't include javascript)
setup the mail server with spf and domain keys
the "from" field should contain a valid email address (with the same domain as the mail server)
if you send mass emails, try to limit the rate of sending

there are lots of guidelines for sending valid emails with php, just google "best practice for sending emails php"

Also, don't include your login credentials to your mail server. Cheers

edited Aug 07 '12 at 10:02

answered Aug 07 '12 at 09:46

Vlad Balmos

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It turned out that it works in gmail, but the junk is recieved in hotmail ...why is that exactly ? – John silver Aug 07 '12 at 11:47
no two mail services are alike. Each has a different aproach when it comes to filtering spam. Only hotmail can tell you for sure why :) – Vlad Balmos Aug 07 '12 at 11:49
@VladBalmos: How can I include text version of email? – joHN Aug 29 '14 at 06:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '12 at 09:45

I beleive the problem is in your server, not in your CodeIgniter code. Try sending e-mail from the same e-mail address using a mail client. If you still receive the e-mail in the Junk mail you should contact your hosting provider and tell them about this problem, but my experience shows that they cannot do nothing about it.

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