Chronoform and Joomla Mail setting using SMTP server

I have a need to route all my outgoing emails through a specific SMTP server instead of using PHP Mail function.

After I configure the SMTP server in Joomla Global Configuration and I try to send an email from a form created in Chronoform. The outgoing email ignores the From address I declared in form's "setup email" section and uses the SMTP username I configured in Joomla global configuration mail settings.

For example:
In global configuration, the smtp username to use is [email]abc@dermbiz.com[/email].
In Chronoform form, the From name in email setup is [email]support@dermbiz.com[/email].
The email that goes out gets sent as from [email]abc@dermbiz.com[/email]

Anyone knows how I can resolve this issue? This is gonna make my project come to a halt if I cannot correct it.

Hi taung,

Which version of ChronoForms are you using?

I've not seen this behaviour reported before.

Bob

3.1 RC5.5

It is a strange behavior.

Hi taung,

ChronoForms uses the Joomla! sendmail() function to pass the data to the mailer. The only reasons I can think of for this behaviour are either that the From Email address ChronoForms sends is missing or faulty and the mailer substitutes the default or (b) the mailer is somehow configured to use only the default address (I can imagine that might happen as part of a spam protection plan).

Does the From Email address you are using maech the site domain?

Bob