This allows you to set the From email address that matches the "Sending Domain"
for all emails being sent from CiviCRM, while still allowing users to select the
Reply-To email addresses.
This is typically used in combination with setting up an SMTP service, which
relies on an official sending domain. The sending domain might be
different from the domain of the site itself and different from the domain of
the personal email addresses (for example, mail.amce.org, where the site is on
acme.org). Read up on Sender Policy Framework
of the most used email authentication methods to avoid forged email addresses in
SMTP.
The From field in the email header will be set to use the original "From name"
combined with the sending domain address. The original From email address is
then moved to the Reply-To email header field.
For example, if the From was originally "ACME News" <news@acme.org>, and the
sending domain address is set to <info@mail.acme.org>, then it will be updated
to "ACME News" <info@mail.acme.org>.
If the From address is left blank, it will use mail@default_domain where
the default_domain will be the email domain address of your default mailing
account also used for bounce handling, as set on the Mail Accounts admin page (
Administer > CiviMail > Mail Accounts or civicrm/admin/mailSettings?reset=1).
Whether it's used for the sending domain or not, if you are using CiviMail, make
sure to set the correct domain for bounce handling on the Mail Accounts page.
Note: the Mail Accounts admin page is not visible if CiviMail is not enabled, but still accessible. You may find that "Save & Test" might not work, but you can still save the Mail Account and it will still work fine.
The original From email address will be moved to the Reply-To email header
field to allow users to set an email for human replies, or allow a noreply@
address to be used if set in the From Email Address Options (Administer >
Communications > From Email Addresses).
To avoid confusion, the "Enable Custom Reply-To" option in the CiviMail settings (Administer > CiviMail > Mailer Settings) should be disabled. This extension will override whatever is manually set in that Reply-To field.
This is an extension for CiviCRM, licensed under AGPL-3.0.
Getting Started
Visit civicrm/admin/setting/sending_domain?reset=1 to provide a From email
address that uses the canonical sending domain set up with the SMTP service.
Support and Maintenance
This extension is supported and maintained, with the help and support of the CiviCRM community, by Freeform Solutions.
