From: big_chief at gmx dot de
Operating system: Unix
PHP version: 5.2.4
PHP Bug Type: Mail related
Bug description: imap_mail() does not use imap on Unix
Description:
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The function imap_mail() does not use imap on Unix systems.
Instead, it searches for the local sendmail executable,
ignoring any connection made by imap_open().
That way, it is impossible to send email e.g.
- from an LAMP-only server without a local sendmail/exim/postfix
- using alternative usernames/mailservers
thus making the IMAP functionality quite senseless.
Extraction of source code responsible for the bug:
ext/imap/imap_mail.c, function _php_imap_mail, lines 3497-3522
#ifdef PHP_WIN32
[..]
#else
if (!INI_STR("sendmail_path")) {
return 0;
}
sendmail = popen(INI_STR("sendmail_path"), "w");
if (sendmail) {
[..]
#endif
Another bug here is that rpath variables is re-written as "From:",
ignoring the additional_header variable that may contain "From: xyz..."
also.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
// send email via imap
imap_open($mailbox, $username, $password);
imap_mail($target, $subject, $body);
imap_close();
?>
Expected result:
----------------
Get an email from $username.
Actual result:
--------------
Get an email from the local (Apache) account running PHP.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42967&edit=1
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Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot44
Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot52
Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot60
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=mysqlcfg
