[PHP] Mail() Problems in a heterogenous network
Ok. Here's the situation: I'm running PHP on a Unix (SGI) box with Apache as a module running an Intranet web server (call it inside.mydomain.com). Sendmail is running on the machine. I'm on a network with a windows Mail server (MS. Exchange 5.5) with (I'm told) appropriate SMTP services running (call it mail.mydomain.com). I'm using a mail class I downloaded from somewhere, which basically calls PHP's mail funciton. The behaviour is this: When I send mail from the webserver (running as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) to an inside address (same domain, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I get everything just fine. I can even use the from feature in the mail class to make the mail appear to come from a real (or not so real, I've tried [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it takes it just fine) address. However, when I send mail to an outside address, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED], it gets dropped somewhere. Unfortunately those running the mailserver are unable/unwilling to help me track this down, so I've got to come to you guys with limited information and hope you have an answer. If it helps, here's the header of a message sent from inside.mydomain.com to an inside address. Thanks in advance. Received: from sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (insidesnorkel.omniquip.textron.com [10.220.15.149]) by oqamapw1ab.omniquip.textron.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id 14MPSVVH; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:18:24 -0600 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id LAA42386; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: You\'ve been very good From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary = b0c7d5a8cfe35ac094237730d7b4e46d6 ... ... .. John Parker --- John Parker, Senior Design Engineer Ph: 816/676-6419 Fax: 785/989-3556 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Mail() Problems in a heterogenous network
Sounds like they have relay disabled on their SMTP server and the IP that your PHP is running on is not on an included network address. As them to verify that your ip address is ok. The mail server will accept locally destined mail but anything else is seen as a relay attempt (Spam) and blocked. In most cases ISPs and admins reject with complaint (which would help considerably in your case), in others they reject transparently by routing to /dev/null. On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Parker, John (Snorkel) wrote: Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:02:32 -0600 From: "Parker, John (Snorkel)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Mail() Problems in a heterogenous network Ok. Here's the situation: I'm running PHP on a Unix (SGI) box with Apache as a module running an Intranet web server (call it inside.mydomain.com). Sendmail is running on the machine. I'm on a network with a windows Mail server (MS. Exchange 5.5) with (I'm told) appropriate SMTP services running (call it mail.mydomain.com). I'm using a mail class I downloaded from somewhere, which basically calls PHP's mail funciton. The behaviour is this: When I send mail from the webserver (running as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) to an inside address (same domain, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I get everything just fine. I can even use the from feature in the mail class to make the mail appear to come from a real (or not so real, I've tried [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it takes it just fine) address. However, when I send mail to an outside address, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED], it gets dropped somewhere. Unfortunately those running the mailserver are unable/unwilling to help me track this down, so I've got to come to you guys with limited information and hope you have an answer. If it helps, here's the header of a message sent from inside.mydomain.com to an inside address. Thanks in advance. Received: from sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (insidesnorkel.omniquip.textron.com [10.220.15.149]) by oqamapw1ab.omniquip.textron.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id 14MPSVVH; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:18:24 -0600 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id LAA42386; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: You\'ve been very good From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary = b0c7d5a8cfe35ac094237730d7b4e46d6 ... ... .. John Parker --- John Parker, Senior Design Engineer Ph: 816/676-6419 Fax: 785/989-3556 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kelly 303-444-1671 Boulder, Colorado -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Mail() Problems in a heterogenous network
Addressed to: "Parker, John (Snorkel)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Reply to note from "Parker, John (Snorkel)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:02:32 -0600 The behaviour is this: When I send mail from the webserver (running as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) to an inside address (same domain, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I get everything just fine. I can even use the from feature in the mail class to make the mail appear to come from a real (or not so real, I've tried [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it takes it just fine) address. However, when I send mail to an outside address, i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED], it gets dropped somewhere. What gets dropped? The entire message - See the message from Kelly Corkill Just the From info - read on. Unfortunately those running the mailserver are unable/unwilling to help me track this down, Probably unable. Windows is Easy, that means you don't have to know anything to admin it. At least till something unusual happens. Received: from sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (insidesnorkel.omniquip.textron.com [10.220.15.149]) by oqamapw1ab.omniquip.textron.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id 14MPSVVH; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:18:24 -0600 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id LAA42386; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 -0600 (CST) Take a look at the headers on an internal message. I bet you find some additional headers like: From: and Reply To: that are being stripped by the mail server. Can you load sendmail or qmail on your UNIX box and bypass them. You don't have to handle incoming email, and you don't want the machine listening on port 25, but you may be able to have your own machine handle mail connections and bypass them entirely. Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
