Email Blacklist

This past week our domain was added to an email blacklist. We were removed from this list, but later re-added this weekend. Generally, blacklisting is used by email providers to combat unsolicited messages (SPAM). However, from time to time businesses that legitimately send large amounts of email get marked as “spammers” due in part to the volume of mail being sent. People who use free email accounts were particularly impacted by this blacklist and most likely did not receive their messages. We have currently resolved this with the blacklist and mail is again sending as normal.

We understand how important email is and we apologize for any inconvenience. We are continuing to work with the various groups and companies who collect and maintain blacklists to avoid this happening in the future.

My order’s time does not match the notification email timeframe. Why?

There are a few reasons why this may happen. The timeframe on a notification email is an estimate of when sales are received. Orders placed near the beginning or end of that time frame may arrive in a notification batch that is prior to, or subsequent to, the timeframe on the notification email in question.

If there is a large difference in the time scale, the sale in question was probably placed in an ON HOLD status previously and we received additional information during the time frame indicated in the email.

Alternatively, you may want to consider time zone differences for the discrepancy.

I didn’t receive e-mail confirmation of an order. Why?

Delays of the e-mail notifications can happen for several reasons:

1). Due to high sales volume the mail server may back up. The mail queue will eventually catch itself up. The only solution is to wait for this to happen - the mail program can only send so quickly and 2CO staff does not have the ability to speed things up.

2). Your ISP or webhost’s mail server is congested and therefore our mail server cannot connect to yours and relay the message. This can happen even though you can get your mail and receive mail from other people.

3). You have any incorrect e-mail address on record in your 2CO account. Ensure that your correct e-mail address that appears on the Contact Information page in your account’s admin panel is valid. This page can be accessed from the main screen after you login to your account.

4). Spam filtering software on your machine, your host, a server between us and your host and/or your ISP is holding/deleting your confirmations or is experiencing problems. Please disable or turn off *ALL* spam filtering software to ensure that this is not the problem.

5). Your mail client is not downloading your mail, or mail handling rules configured within your client are set to not download certain mail or to move it somewhere else. Disable all mail handling rules and ensure that your mail client is functioning correctly.

Please allow up to 24 hours from the time of the order to receive a confirmation. Most confirmations should arrive instantly but not all will. If you still have not received a confirmation after 24 hours and you have checked the above, please submit a ticket.

What information is contained in the orders that are sent to me?

You and the customer will receive complete details of the products, prices and quantities purchased, along with any applicable shipping charges, and the total value of the purchase. The email will contain the buyer’s name, address, email address and an order number for reference. The email also contains your company’s contact and website information, so the customer may reach you.

Do customers automatically receive a message confirming that an order was shipped?

Yes. When you indicate an order has been shipped in the admin area, the buyer is automatically notified. This option can be turned off if it is not needed.

Can I edit the email confirmation?

The e-mail confirmation is not optional or customizable. You can however add additional information to the email by passing it in with the merchant_order_id parameter (50 characters max). You can also send your own e-mail in addition to ours, and/or pass the buyer back to an information page on your site after the purchase.

How do I change the email address in my account?

In order to change the main email address on your account you can simply click on “3. Vendor Contact Information.” from your Account Homepage. From there you can enter the new email address. You will want to be sure that you click on the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the screen in order for these changes to take effect.

To edit your email address in the new VA, you will click the Account tab on your account homepage and then click the Contact Info sub-tab. From there you can enter your new email address.You will want to be sure that you click on the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the screen in order for these changes to take effect.

Please note: This email is considered your customer service email contact and will be provided to customers, or potential customers upon request.

Why am I not receiving sales emails?

The email notifications are Auto Sent. There has been no trouble with our Auto Sender. Unfortunately, many SMTP servers have anti-Spam filters on them that search out certain words (Sale, Selling, Sold, !!) and then deem that mail as Spam.

If you aren’t receiving sales emails you may want to create a new user that can also receive your confirmation emails to ensure the issue isn’t with the email address you had previously provided.

After you have logged in you will need to click the Account tab on the home page and then click the User Management sub-tab on the Account page. On the User Management page, click the Create Username link on the right side of the page. You will then fill in all the fields on the Create Username page and click the Create Username button at the bottom of the page. After you have created the new username, you will be directed to the Edit User page and you will be able to select the users access level and the email subscriptions for the new user. Please be certain the email address on the new username is from a different domain that that on the original username. If one email address receives the confirmation and the other doesn’t that will confirm that it is a problem with the email account.

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