ID: 42967
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: big_chief at gmx dot de
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
-Bug Type: Mail related
+Bug Type: IMAP related
Operating System: Unix
PHP Version: 5.2.4
New Comment:
ext/imap is meant for reading mails using IMAP. IMAP isn't used for
sending emails, that's what SMTP is for. imap_mail() is just a nice
wrapper which uses the c-client functions to compose the mail to be
send.
Previous Comments:
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[2007-10-15 08:25:03] big_chief at gmx dot de
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:
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Get an email from $username.
Actual result:
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Get an email from the local (Apache) account running PHP.
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