How long before php mail arrives

[supermix]

How long does it usually take for php mails to arrive? I want to test some functionalities for my site.

 

[tittat]

I am not well sure about it.... but i think it depends up on the domain to which the mail is send.
Sometimes it arrives instantly or with in a few minutes.Sometime it will be taking several hours.....

 

[supermix]

Thanks for the quick reply...

how about to gmail or yahoo?

 

[mobsta]

Well, just tried it and it arrived in an instant to a gmail account.

 

[tittat]

Thanks for the quick reply...

how about to gmail or yahoo?

i dont think there will be an authoritative answer for this question.It all depends on many factors.Some times the mail may be queued for several hours in server, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[KSclans]

I try it on hotmail and gmail and it is instantly i don't have yahoo mail so i can't test that...but if your server or x10 is online then you should get it instantly.. you get it if you set the codes right...

 

[balaji2u]

i have had many mail function tested in many servers.all the mails were delivered instantly. . GMAIL,yahoo,rediff,hotmail,in. . you dont need to worry about it unless you are not sure about the to address lol . .

 

[xPlozion]

quite often, email services, including yahoo, they tag the email as spam because it's mailed from php without proper headers, thus never making it to an inbox.

 

[supermix]

Thanks for the reply guys. I think it would vary from server to server as yahoo and gmail has lots of different servers mine arrived in 2 hours time.

Just a note though... it did not go through a google appz account. Is this something to be avoided?

 

[dickey]

I had the same problem with when I signed up. So I think it is a problem with google appz email not with x10hosting email. Gmail, yahoo mail and most other emails can accept without problems.

 

[sybregunne]

You too huh? Here is a work around...

create a normal gmail account.
send your email there.

create a filter to forward messages to your google appz account.

Though it might take longer to arrive.