If you are using the WordPress plugin Contact-Form-7 on a Webserver that is not configured as a mail server you will get an error.

By default the error is: Failed to send your message. Please try later or contact administrator by other way.

The only solution I have found is to install, on my Ubuntu Server(s), a sendmail provider (i.e. sendmail, exim, postfix, etc…). After which the error goes away.

Google has, finally, set a date to move old FeedBurner accounts across onto the Google accounts setup. The migration process is pretty straight forward.

1. Login to old feedburner account.
2. Click transfer to Google account link at top.
3. Wait. Have lunch. Whatever.
4. Update your FeedSmith plugin.

Simple.

Technically you don’t have to update the FeedSmith plugin address; but I did. If anyone new subscribes they will get the new redirect. For the existing 7 subscribers: the feed will continue to work. Or you can update it if you wish.