Why MUST you have one?? To my knowledge, Hotmail isn't a pop/smtp server. It's web based mail. An SMTP server receives copies of email from you, and forwards them on to the correct server. That's all. You could certainly try turning your own machine into an SMTP server, but I would doubt that this will be very successful, given that the majority of the rest of the world refuse connections from unrecognised SMTP servers, in case they are open-relay.
Do you have an Internet Service Provider at all? If so then they should be able to provide you with one. Other wise you're up the proverbial creek Ross > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 28 August 2002 12:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] mail() I get crazy from this... > > > Hello, > I repeat: my PHP mail() function does not work. Apache tells me it can > not connect. > I have XP, Netscape, Apache, PHP, MYSQL. I have not the faintest idea > where my smpt server is. I use Netscape for reading my e-mail.I have > only a raw line to the internet. > I have installed a firewall. > > What must I do to discover what my smpt server is? I must have one. > Otherwise I could not go to netscape and send mail, to hotmail etc. > > I apologize to be so ignorant. So, please do not tell me general things. > Do not tell me that I will find the answer in any .ini file. You who > reads this, please, tell me what to do exactly. In the XP environment. > > with friendly greetings, > Peter > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
