[PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Tony S . Wu
I need to send myself an email in one of my PHP page. So i wrote the following code: $result = ini_set(SMTP, smtp.earthlink.net); if ($result) { echo ini_get(SMTP); $result = mail([EMAIL PROTECTED], test, test123); if ($result) echo mail sent; } It always print mail sent, but I never

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Micah Stevens
The mail() function returns true if it functions, i.e. if you have all the parameters correct, and that sort of thing. If the SMTP server rejects the email, you'll still get true returned. I ran into this a while back. Try and do a manual connection to the SMTP server from your PHP machine and see

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Tony S . Wu
EarthLink is my DSL ISP, so its smtp server is not likely to block my mail. Besides, I can send email with my mail program just fine. I tried the similar thing on a friend's smtp server where I have access to the log, weird thing is I didn't even see PHP trying to access the smtp server. I need

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Tony S . Wu
EarthLink is my DSL ISP, so its smtp server is not likely to block my mail. Besides, I can send email with my mail program just fine. I tried the similar thing on a friend's smtp server where I have access to the log, weird thing is I didn't even see PHP trying to access the smtp server. I need

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Jason Wong
On Sunday 19 January 2003 04:48, Tony S. Wu wrote: I need to send myself an email in one of my PHP page. So i wrote the following code: $result = ini_set(SMTP, smtp.earthlink.net); if ($result) { echo ini_get(SMTP); $result = mail([EMAIL PROTECTED], test, test123); if

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Micah Stevens
Change the ini_set line to this: $result = ini_set(SMTP, smtp.earthlink.net); -Micah On Sat, 2003-01-18 at 14:18, Tony S.Wu wrote: EarthLink is my DSL ISP, so its smtp server is not likely to block my mail. Besides, I can send email with my mail program just fine. I tried the similar

RE: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread John W. Holmes
copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -Original Message- From: Tony S. Wu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:18 PM To: Micah Stevens Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question EarthLink is my DSL ISP, so its smtp server is not likely

Re: [PHP-DB] [NB] Mail() question

2003-01-18 Thread Tony S . Wu
Ah, that must be it. I am running a Mac OS X server, which is Darwin based. Guess I should go with sendmail. Thanks a lot. Tony S. Wu [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 02:27 PM, Jason Wong wrote: On Sunday 19 January 2003 04:48, Tony S. Wu wrote: I need to send myself an