Re: [PHP] php mail() and sendmail/smtp

[Daniel P. Brown]

2010/12/2 Michael Crowl :
>
> Possible solutions?  I'm a little frazzled and a little undereducated here.

Use the under-appreciated fifth paramter in mail() to pass the -f
flag to sendmail, like so:



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Re: [PHP] php mail() and sendmail/smtp

[Peter Lind]

2010/12/2 Michael Crowl :

* snip *

> Also, we
> have Redmine running on the same server, and it sends admin emails out just
> fine - however, I don't think it calls sendmail directly like our PHP
> install, but connects directly to the local SMTP server.

Sounds like a solution to me: connect to port 25 on the mail server
instead of going through sendmail. Plenty of good mail libraries out
there (swiftmailer, phpmailer come to mind).

Regards
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function and ezmlm

[vikash . iitb]

Can you send it to other email addresses?

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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Bob Strasser wrote:

> I'm having trouble sending info from a form to the list-subscr...@domain
> Does anyone know why ezmlm doesn't recognize the mail() function?
>
>

Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

It looks like using XAMPP wasn't strictly necessary. I tried running
this example again using my previous versions of mysql and apache and
it worked fine. So the key is to configure Sendmail as described at
the URL I gave.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, James Prentice  wrote:
> After a long delay, I've finally got mail working. I had decided to
> move on in the book that I'm working through (Head First PHP & MySQL)
> but doubled back to address the mail issue again. This is how I
> finally got it to work:
>
> 1. Switched to XAMPP for linux rather than using my existing versions
> of mysql, php and apache.
>
> 2. Uninstalled Postfix and reinstalled Sendmail. Then I followed the
> instructions here:
>
> http://dbaron.org/linux/sendmail
>
> I can't vouch that the method described at that link is completely
> safe and secure, but it worked for me and was very easy. I've spent
> many hours and days trying to get this to work so am very relieved.
>
> My only complaint is that there is quite a long delay after submitting
> report.html (from Ch. 1) while it says 'waiting for localhost...'. It
> can take up to 20 seconds or so before sending and giving
> confirmation.
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Bob McConnell  wrote:
>> From: James Prentice
>>
>>> I have tried setting both $to and $email to be the same shaw address
>>> since I assumed it should be recognized by the mail server, but it's
>>> still getting bounced. So why is 'www-d...@homemade' being listed as
>>> the sender? Any ideas?
>>
>> I strongly recommend you call the help desk at Shaw and ask them to
>> explain what is happening. They should know what is going on with their
>> servers. Everyone on this list appears to be guessing at the problem,
>> which is not likely to help you.
>>
>> Bob McConnell
>>
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

After a long delay, I've finally got mail working. I had decided to
move on in the book that I'm working through (Head First PHP & MySQL)
but doubled back to address the mail issue again. This is how I
finally got it to work:

1. Switched to XAMPP for linux rather than using my existing versions
of mysql, php and apache.

2. Uninstalled Postfix and reinstalled Sendmail. Then I followed the
instructions here:

http://dbaron.org/linux/sendmail

I can't vouch that the method described at that link is completely
safe and secure, but it worked for me and was very easy. I've spent
many hours and days trying to get this to work so am very relieved.

My only complaint is that there is quite a long delay after submitting
report.html (from Ch. 1) while it says 'waiting for localhost...'. It
can take up to 20 seconds or so before sending and giving
confirmation.

Thanks for all your help.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Bob McConnell  wrote:
> From: James Prentice
>
>> I have tried setting both $to and $email to be the same shaw address
>> since I assumed it should be recognized by the mail server, but it's
>> still getting bounced. So why is 'www-d...@homemade' being listed as
>> the sender? Any ideas?
>
> I strongly recommend you call the help desk at Shaw and ask them to
> explain what is happening. They should know what is going on with their
> servers. Everyone on this list appears to be guessing at the problem,
> which is not likely to help you.
>
> Bob McConnell
>

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[John Black]

Bob McConnell wrote:

I strongly recommend you call the help desk at Shaw and ask them to
explain what is happening. They should know what is going on with their
servers. Everyone on this list appears to be guessing at the problem,
which is not likely to help you.


But they are educated guesses :)

No seriously, without a definitive error message it is hard to say for sure.
Since he only needs postfix on the server to allow php to email out I 
may have a different solution for him.
I sent him my custom smtp_email function which talks to the ISPs SMTP 
server directly and supports authentication.

Lets see if that help.

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RE: [PHP] php mail() function

[Bob McConnell]

From: James Prentice

> I have tried setting both $to and $email to be the same shaw address
> since I assumed it should be recognized by the mail server, but it's
> still getting bounced. So why is 'www-d...@homemade' being listed as
> the sender? Any ideas?

I strongly recommend you call the help desk at Shaw and ask them to
explain what is happening. They should know what is going on with their
servers. Everyone on this list appears to be guessing at the problem,
which is not likely to help you.

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

But it seems like the 'From:' address being given to the PHP mail()
function is maybe being ignored, because the error log lists
'www-d...@homemade' as being the sender, rather than listing the shaw
address.

The snippet from the PHP code:

$email = $_POST['email'];
...
mail($to, $subject, $msg, 'From:' . $email);

I have tried setting both $to and $email to be the same shaw address
since I assumed it should be recognized by the mail server, but it's
still getting bounced. So why is 'www-d...@homemade' being listed as
the sender? Any ideas?


On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM, James Prentice  wrote:
> I also suspect that the problem is due to the sender address, but I
> have tried using the shaw email address for the From: address that's
> given to the mail() function and it still gets bounced. It seems like
> the ISP should consider that address valid.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Per olof Ljungmark  wrote:
>> James Prentice wrote:
>>>
>>> It sends the bounced message to /var/mail/www-data and I get this:
>>>
>>> --19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
>>> Content-Description: Delivery report
>>> Content-Type: message/delivery-status
>>>
>>> Reporting-MTA: dns; homemade
>>> X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 19BE8A70109
>>> X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; www-d...@homemade
>>> Arrival-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>> Final-Recipient: rfc822; x...@shaw.ca
>>> Action: failed
>>> Status: 5.0.0
>>> Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; shawmail.vc.shawcable.net
>>>
>>> --19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
>>> Content-Description: Undelivered Message
>>> Content-Type: message/rfc822
>>>
>>> Received: by homemade (Postfix, from userid 33)
>>>        id 19BE8A70109; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
>>> To: x...@shaw.ca
>>
>> Although 5.0.0 actually means something else I'm pretty sure you are
>> rejected because of an invalid sender address or domain. Use a sender
>> address that is valid with your ISP's mail relay.
>>
>> Just my $0.02
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

I also suspect that the problem is due to the sender address, but I
have tried using the shaw email address for the From: address that's
given to the mail() function and it still gets bounced. It seems like
the ISP should consider that address valid.



On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Per olof Ljungmark  wrote:
> James Prentice wrote:
>>
>> It sends the bounced message to /var/mail/www-data and I get this:
>>
>> --19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
>> Content-Description: Delivery report
>> Content-Type: message/delivery-status
>>
>> Reporting-MTA: dns; homemade
>> X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 19BE8A70109
>> X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; www-d...@homemade
>> Arrival-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> Final-Recipient: rfc822; x...@shaw.ca
>> Action: failed
>> Status: 5.0.0
>> Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; shawmail.vc.shawcable.net
>>
>> --19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
>> Content-Description: Undelivered Message
>> Content-Type: message/rfc822
>>
>> Received: by homemade (Postfix, from userid 33)
>>        id 19BE8A70109; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
>> To: x...@shaw.ca
>
> Although 5.0.0 actually means something else I'm pretty sure you are
> rejected because of an invalid sender address or domain. Use a sender
> address that is valid with your ISP's mail relay.
>
> Just my $0.02
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[Per olof Ljungmark]

James Prentice wrote:

It sends the bounced message to /var/mail/www-data and I get this:

--19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
Content-Description: Delivery report
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; homemade
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 19BE8A70109
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; www-d...@homemade
Arrival-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; x...@shaw.ca
Action: failed
Status: 5.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; shawmail.vc.shawcable.net

--19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
Content-Description: Undelivered Message
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Received: by homemade (Postfix, from userid 33)
id 19BE8A70109; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
To: x...@shaw.ca


Although 5.0.0 actually means something else I'm pretty sure you are 
rejected because of an invalid sender address or domain. Use a sender 
address that is valid with your ISP's mail relay.


Just my $0.02

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

It sends the bounced message to /var/mail/www-data and I get this:

--19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
Content-Description: Delivery report
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; homemade
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 19BE8A70109
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; www-d...@homemade
Arrival-Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; x...@shaw.ca
Action: failed
Status: 5.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; shawmail.vc.shawcable.net

--19BE8A70109.1256417846/homemade
Content-Description: Undelivered Message
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Received: by homemade (Postfix, from userid 33)
id 19BE8A70109; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
To: x...@shaw.ca

I will investigate how to change the loglevel of postfix, because
right now the error messages don't seem very helpful (at least to me).
Cheers

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:27 PM, John Black
 wrote:
> James Prentice wrote:
>  > Also, I notice that in the mail.log file, the 'from:' value is
>>
>> 'www-d...@homemade'. The actual 'from:' value is provided to the php
>> mail() function via a web form, so should be somebody's email address
>> (e.g. my own in this case).
>
> I think PHP will use the apache user and domain to generate the email
> address. I use my own smtp function so I can't say for certain.
>
> One thing you could try is to use a valid email account on the server for
> the FROM address so that you can receive the bounced message. The actual
> message should contain more information.
> Alternatively attempt to increase the loglevel of postfix so you get exact
> feedback of why the connection is failing.
>
> As far as which server to use. I think this page lists the correct one:
> http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/CustomerCare/InternetSupport/Residential/RoutersandShawServerNames.htm
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[John Black]

James Prentice wrote:
 > Also, I notice that in the mail.log file, the 'from:' value is

'www-d...@homemade'. The actual 'from:' value is provided to the php
mail() function via a web form, so should be somebody's email address
(e.g. my own in this case).


I think PHP will use the apache user and domain to generate the email 
address. I use my own smtp function so I can't say for certain.


One thing you could try is to use a valid email account on the server 
for the FROM address so that you can receive the bounced message. The 
actual message should contain more information.
Alternatively attempt to increase the loglevel of postfix so you get 
exact feedback of why the connection is failing.


As far as which server to use. I think this page lists the correct one:
http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/CustomerCare/InternetSupport/Residential/RoutersandShawServerNames.htm

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

Thanks, John. I set up the sasl_passwd file as per your instructions
but am still getting status=bounced. I'm wondering, what should the
values in main.cf be for 'myhostname' and 'mydestination'?

These pages give some info on the Shaw mail servers, but I'm not
certain which I should be using:

http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/CustomerCare/InternetSupport/Residential/Email/ServiceDetails.htm

http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/CustomerCare/InternetSupport/Residential/RoutersandShawServerNames.htm

Also, I notice that in the mail.log file, the 'from:' value is
'www-d...@homemade'. The actual 'from:' value is provided to the php
mail() function via a web form, so should be somebody's email address
(e.g. my own in this case).


from=, size=523, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Oct 24 12:49:40 homemade postfix/error[7530]: B80B7A70109:
to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (shawmail)

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[John Black]

Paul M Foster wrote:
 > 4. All due respect to Kranthi, but I believe he's wrong about relaying

mail from your webserver to the ISP's mailserver. I believe the ISP's
mailserver doesn't care, as long as the mail comes from your "pipe". You
could probably call yourself "pi...@pepperoni.com" and your ISP would
accept it. It's just the From:. Again, I could be wrong.


All the ISPs I have used so far require the user to authenticate even 
when on the same network.
So if you want to relay through the SMTP server of your ISP you need to 
login first. I think that is what Kranthi said


Try this:
1) Set up a password maps file (/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd) with the content:
mail.ispserver.comusername:password

Now Execute these commands
# chown root:root /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
# chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
# postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

And change your config to this /etc/postfix/main.cf:
relayhost = mail.ispserver.com
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

Now reload postfix and try it again.
# postfix reload

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

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On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 09:11:25PM -0700, James Prentice wrote:

> I found the mail server for my ISP (shawmail.vc.shawcable.net) and
> edited main.cf in the following manner:
> 
> myhostname = shawcable.net
> relayhost = [shawmail.vc.shawcable.net]
> 
> I still don't receive the mail from the PHP script though. The error
> log from /var/log/mail.log is this:
> 
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/pickup[7044]: 6CA44A70109: uid=33
> from=
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/cleanup[7107]: 6CA44A70109:
> message-id=<20091024040031.6ca44a70...@shawcable.net>
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 6CA44A70109:
> from=, size=527, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/error[7109]: 6CA44A70109:
> to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
> dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced ([shawmail.vc.shawcable.net])
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/cleanup[7107]: 75517A7010A:
> message-id=<20091024040031.75517a70...@shawcable.net>
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/bounce[7110]: 6CA44A70109: sender
> non-delivery notification: 75517A7010A
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 75517A7010A: from=<>,
> size=2219, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 6CA44A70109: removed
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/error[7109]: 75517A7010A:
> to=, relay=none, delay=0.03,
> delays=0.02/0/0/0.01, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced
> ([shawmail.vc.shawcable.net])
> Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 75517A7010A: removed
> 
> Have I edited main.cf incorrectly, or are there other values that need
> to be edited?

1. Not sure why you have square brackets around the relayhost value.

2. You're getting a bounce from the ISP's mail server, one indicating it
still won't allow relay.

3. I suspect the relayhost name is wrong. This may be the name you find
in the mail headers on messages relayed to you, but I doubt it's the one
you should use to post to. I could be wrong, though.

4. All due respect to Kranthi, but I believe he's wrong about relaying
mail from your webserver to the ISP's mailserver. I believe the ISP's
mailserver doesn't care, as long as the mail comes from your "pipe". You
could probably call yourself "pi...@pepperoni.com" and your ISP would
accept it. It's just the From:. Again, I could be wrong.

5. This would be a lot simpler if you just call Shaw and ask them for
the name of the mailserver, and ask them if it's a problem for you to
post mail from your internal webserver to their mailserver. Then ask
them why such posts might bounce with a 5XX error.

Paul

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[kranthi]

i never worked with postfix, but form my experience with hmail server
i can say that you need to relay through a mail account of ISP(not the
server itself)

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

I found the mail server for my ISP (shawmail.vc.shawcable.net) and
edited main.cf in the following manner:

myhostname = shawcable.net
relayhost = [shawmail.vc.shawcable.net]

I still don't receive the mail from the PHP script though. The error
log from /var/log/mail.log is this:

Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/pickup[7044]: 6CA44A70109: uid=33
from=
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/cleanup[7107]: 6CA44A70109:
message-id=<20091024040031.6ca44a70...@shawcable.net>
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 6CA44A70109:
from=, size=527, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/error[7109]: 6CA44A70109:
to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced ([shawmail.vc.shawcable.net])
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/cleanup[7107]: 75517A7010A:
message-id=<20091024040031.75517a70...@shawcable.net>
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/bounce[7110]: 6CA44A70109: sender
non-delivery notification: 75517A7010A
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 75517A7010A: from=<>,
size=2219, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 6CA44A70109: removed
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/error[7109]: 75517A7010A:
to=, relay=none, delay=0.03,
delays=0.02/0/0/0.01, dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced
([shawmail.vc.shawcable.net])
Oct 23 21:00:31 homemade postfix/qmgr[7045]: 75517A7010A: removed

Have I edited main.cf incorrectly, or are there other values that need
to be edited?
Cheers

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM, James Prentice  wrote:
> How would I determine my ISP's SMPT server ID? And do I need to edit
> main.cf in order to use that server?
>
> Also, is there a way to test the script just sending an email locally?
> I tried sending the email to use...@localhost, but the email was still
> not received.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:15 PM, LinuxManMikeC  
> wrote:
>> The problem is you won't be trusted to deliver mail directly to most
>> mail servers unless you have a static IP.  Even then thats no
>> guarantee.  What you have to do is relay through your ISP's SMTP
>> server where you're "trusted".  You should also be able to setup PHP
>> to use your ISP's SMTP server and never touch the SMTP service on your
>> local machine (if you don't feel like playing with Postfix).
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:56 PM, James Prentice  
>> wrote:
>>> I'm trying to use the php mail() function to send a mail within a php
>>> script. This is using PHP 5.2.4 and Ubuntu Hardy Heron linux. The
>>> script runs fine and the return value of the mail function is TRUE,
>>> but the mail is never received. I'm trying to send an email to my
>>> gmail account via the local server on my machine, just to test if this
>>> script works.
>>>
>>> I installed postfix because I read in several places that people have
>>> had good luck with that mail program. From what I can tell, postfix is
>>> working. I can do:
>>>
>>> telnet localhost 25
>>> Trying 127.0.0.1...
>>> Connected to localhost.
>>> Escape character is '^]'.
>>> 220 homemade ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu)
>>> ehlo localhost
>>> 250-homemade
>>> 250-PIPELINING
>>> 250-SIZE 1024
>>> 250-VRFY
>>> 250-ETRN
>>> 250-STARTTLS
>>> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>>> 250-8BITMIME
>>> 250 DSN
>>>
>>> After the php script runs, I type 'mailq' and get the result 'mail
>>> queue is empty.' If I check /var/log/mail.log, this is what I see:
>>>
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/pickup[5735]: 2A31EA70109: uid=33
>>> from=
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 2A31EA70109:
>>> message-id=<20091022065435.2a31ea70...@homemade>
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109:
>>> from=, size=499, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/error[7999]: 2A31EA70109:
>>> to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
>>> dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (gmail.com)
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 3217DA7010A:
>>> message-id=<20091022065435.3217da70...@homemade>
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: from=<>,
>>> size=2095, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/bounce[8000]: 2A31EA70109: sender
>>> non-delivery notification: 3217DA7010A
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109: removed
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/local[8001]: 3217DA7010A:
>>> to=, relay=local, delay=0.03, delays=0/0.02/0/0.01,
>>> dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: procmail -a
>>> "$EXTENSION")
>>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: removed
>>>
>>> Any ideas? I am new both to php and postfix. Thanks for any help.
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RE: [PHP] php mail() function

[Bob McConnell]

From: Paul M Foster

> Regarding the rejection of dynamic IPs by smarthosts, are you saying
> that it's a "blacklist" of sorts that lets them know an IP is dynamic?
> (Serious question. I don't know the mechanism by which they determine
> what is and isn't a dynamic IP.)

You are talking about two different mechanisms here. The black or grey
lists are services that track known open relays and other sources of
spam, viruses and assorted malware. Anyone can subscribe to them and use
them to validate relay requests.

There are also services that keep track of valid domain addresses and
the IP assigned to them. They are usually called DNS hosts. These can be
polled to identify the IP address for authorized domains and hosts.
There are even special records for the email severs within a domain.
Most dynamically allocated IP addresses will not show up on these
servers unless you have access to a service authorized to inject
records.

So basically, qmail did a DNS lookup on your host/domain name and did
not find a record pointing to your server. Therefore it rejected your
request.

You will have to ask your ISP for the address of their SMTP and POP
servers if you don't know them. But usually your email client is already
configured to talk to them. I would just go into my Thunderbird setup
and look up those addresses.

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[John Black]

Paul M Foster wrote:

Regarding the rejection of dynamic IPs by smarthosts, are you saying
that it's a "blacklist" of sorts that lets them know an IP is dynamic?
(Serious question. I don't know the mechanism by which they determine
what is and isn't a dynamic IP.)


I run my own mail server and use the zen blocklist from spamhaus.org. 
The zen list combines all the the anti spam lists plus all IPs 
designated to end users (http://www.spamhaus.org/zen/)


The reason for blocking end users is that a lot of SPAM is sent out by 
compromised machines from some home Internet connection. I am currently 
getting about 5 connections every 2 seconds from compromised computers 
attempting to spam my server. The origin is usually a dynamically 
assigned IP from Sprint or Comcast (USA ISPs).
So blocking the end users from sending SPAM tends to cut down on a LOT 
of junk.


Here is a bit more info about the end user blocklist.
http://www.spamhaus.org/pbl/

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[kranthi]

i faced the same problem quite a few times.

the general email route is
php script -> sender smtp server -> receiving mail server
in your case path 2 is broken. meaning port 25 is blocked by your ISP

the work around is:
1. see if your ISP provides you with an SMTP account that is not blocked (OR)
2. try using a socks

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[Paul M Foster]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:40:34PM -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote:



> This is fairly accurate in premise but just to clarify.  Mailservers
> don't operate like this by default and there is really no "trust".
> There are public blacklists that a mailserver can be configured to use
> that tell the mailserver not to accept mail from servers on the
> blacklist.  The blacklists may contain servers that allow anyone to
> relay email, compromised servers, servers known for spam, ip ranges
> known to be held by spammers and *ranges that ISPs designate as dynamic
> or used for subscribers (DSL, cable, dial-up customers, etc. because
> they shouldn't be relaying email).

Regarding the rejection of dynamic IPs by smarthosts, are you saying
that it's a "blacklist" of sorts that lets them know an IP is dynamic?
(Serious question. I don't know the mechanism by which they determine
what is and isn't a dynamic IP.)

Paul

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[Shawn McKenzie]

Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 06:24:14PM -0700, James Prentice wrote:
> 
> One other note. People look at me like I'm crazy when I mention this,
> but I've seen it quite a bit at various internet mail servers.
> Sometimes, in order to accept email from you, the internet mail server
> must see you *receive* mail within a certain time period prior. That is,
> you have to go fetch your mail at the ISP, which opens a "window" into
> the SMTP server for a limited time. Then you can tender mail to the
> internet mail server. I don't know that your internet mail server
> operates this way, but it's something to consider. I've had to deal with
> this before myself.

This is commonly known as POP lock and is one of the two main ways that
a mail server allows you to relay a message.  If you have authenticated
via POP3 (i.e. checked your mail) in a certain period of time then the
SMTP server will let you send.  The other main one is by authentication
(username/password) with the SMTP server when you attempt to send mail.

> In any case, linuxmanmikec's comment about the internet mail server not
> trusting you on a dynamic IP is spot on. The web of email trust is such
> that internet mail servers only trust other internet mail servers. And
> *your* internet mail server will trust *you*. So to get mail to that
> other internet mail server over there, you'll have to give it to *your*
> internet mail server, which is the only one that internet mail server
> over there will trust. The "bounce" message you got indicates that
> relaying from you is forbidden at the destination mail server.
> 

This is fairly accurate in premise but just to clarify.  Mailservers
don't operate like this by default and there is really no "trust".
There are public blacklists that a mailserver can be configured to use
that tell the mailserver not to accept mail from servers on the
blacklist.  The blacklists may contain servers that allow anyone to
relay email, compromised servers, servers known for spam, ip ranges
known to be held by spammers and *ranges that ISPs designate as dynamic
or used for subscribers (DSL, cable, dial-up customers, etc. because
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[Paul M Foster]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 06:24:14PM -0700, James Prentice wrote:

> How would I determine my ISP's SMPT server ID? And do I need to edit
> main.cf in order to use that server?

What ID? There's no ID needed. You just configure postfix to relay any
non-local mail sent to it to the SMTP server at your ISP. Check the
headers in incoming mail sent to you for the name of that server. It's
likely the same for both incoming and outgoing mail. Something like
mail.myisp.com.

One other note. People look at me like I'm crazy when I mention this,
but I've seen it quite a bit at various internet mail servers.
Sometimes, in order to accept email from you, the internet mail server
must see you *receive* mail within a certain time period prior. That is,
you have to go fetch your mail at the ISP, which opens a "window" into
the SMTP server for a limited time. Then you can tender mail to the
internet mail server. I don't know that your internet mail server
operates this way, but it's something to consider. I've had to deal with
this before myself.

Configuring local SMTP servers, like postfix. Check and see if Ubuntu
has some sort of setup utility for this. Or try

dpkg-reconfigure postfix

Setting up mail servers is tedious and error prone, unless you've done
it a lot. Read The Fine Manual on postfix.

> 
> Also, is there a way to test the script just sending an email locally?
> I tried sending the email to use...@localhost, but the email was still
> not received.
> 

It will work, assuming three things:

1. You have an actual user set up on the system to receive mail. That
is, an actual user on the system, with an entry in the passwd file and a
home directory, etc.

2. Postfix is configured to deliver truly local mail to local addresses.
More postfix configuration fun.

3. Postfix is actually running and properly configured. If not
configured properly, it may refuse to run.

In any case, linuxmanmikec's comment about the internet mail server not
trusting you on a dynamic IP is spot on. The web of email trust is such
that internet mail servers only trust other internet mail servers. And
*your* internet mail server will trust *you*. So to get mail to that
other internet mail server over there, you'll have to give it to *your*
internet mail server, which is the only one that internet mail server
over there will trust. The "bounce" message you got indicates that
relaying from you is forbidden at the destination mail server.

Paul

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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[James Prentice]

How would I determine my ISP's SMPT server ID? And do I need to edit
main.cf in order to use that server?

Also, is there a way to test the script just sending an email locally?
I tried sending the email to use...@localhost, but the email was still
not received.



On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:15 PM, LinuxManMikeC  wrote:
> The problem is you won't be trusted to deliver mail directly to most
> mail servers unless you have a static IP.  Even then thats no
> guarantee.  What you have to do is relay through your ISP's SMTP
> server where you're "trusted".  You should also be able to setup PHP
> to use your ISP's SMTP server and never touch the SMTP service on your
> local machine (if you don't feel like playing with Postfix).
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:56 PM, James Prentice  
> wrote:
>> I'm trying to use the php mail() function to send a mail within a php
>> script. This is using PHP 5.2.4 and Ubuntu Hardy Heron linux. The
>> script runs fine and the return value of the mail function is TRUE,
>> but the mail is never received. I'm trying to send an email to my
>> gmail account via the local server on my machine, just to test if this
>> script works.
>>
>> I installed postfix because I read in several places that people have
>> had good luck with that mail program. From what I can tell, postfix is
>> working. I can do:
>>
>> telnet localhost 25
>> Trying 127.0.0.1...
>> Connected to localhost.
>> Escape character is '^]'.
>> 220 homemade ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu)
>> ehlo localhost
>> 250-homemade
>> 250-PIPELINING
>> 250-SIZE 1024
>> 250-VRFY
>> 250-ETRN
>> 250-STARTTLS
>> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>> 250-8BITMIME
>> 250 DSN
>>
>> After the php script runs, I type 'mailq' and get the result 'mail
>> queue is empty.' If I check /var/log/mail.log, this is what I see:
>>
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/pickup[5735]: 2A31EA70109: uid=33
>> from=
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 2A31EA70109:
>> message-id=<20091022065435.2a31ea70...@homemade>
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109:
>> from=, size=499, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/error[7999]: 2A31EA70109:
>> to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
>> dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (gmail.com)
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 3217DA7010A:
>> message-id=<20091022065435.3217da70...@homemade>
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: from=<>,
>> size=2095, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/bounce[8000]: 2A31EA70109: sender
>> non-delivery notification: 3217DA7010A
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109: removed
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/local[8001]: 3217DA7010A:
>> to=, relay=local, delay=0.03, delays=0/0.02/0/0.01,
>> dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: procmail -a
>> "$EXTENSION")
>> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: removed
>>
>> Any ideas? I am new both to php and postfix. Thanks for any help.
>>
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Re: [PHP] php mail() function

[LinuxManMikeC]

The problem is you won't be trusted to deliver mail directly to most
mail servers unless you have a static IP.  Even then thats no
guarantee.  What you have to do is relay through your ISP's SMTP
server where you're "trusted".  You should also be able to setup PHP
to use your ISP's SMTP server and never touch the SMTP service on your
local machine (if you don't feel like playing with Postfix).

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:56 PM, James Prentice  wrote:
> I'm trying to use the php mail() function to send a mail within a php
> script. This is using PHP 5.2.4 and Ubuntu Hardy Heron linux. The
> script runs fine and the return value of the mail function is TRUE,
> but the mail is never received. I'm trying to send an email to my
> gmail account via the local server on my machine, just to test if this
> script works.
>
> I installed postfix because I read in several places that people have
> had good luck with that mail program. From what I can tell, postfix is
> working. I can do:
>
> telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 homemade ESMTP Postfix (Ubuntu)
> ehlo localhost
> 250-homemade
> 250-PIPELINING
> 250-SIZE 1024
> 250-VRFY
> 250-ETRN
> 250-STARTTLS
> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> 250-8BITMIME
> 250 DSN
>
> After the php script runs, I type 'mailq' and get the result 'mail
> queue is empty.' If I check /var/log/mail.log, this is what I see:
>
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/pickup[5735]: 2A31EA70109: uid=33
> from=
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 2A31EA70109:
> message-id=<20091022065435.2a31ea70...@homemade>
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109:
> from=, size=499, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/error[7999]: 2A31EA70109:
> to=, relay=none, delay=0.04, delays=0.03/0/0/0.01,
> dsn=5.0.0, status=bounced (gmail.com)
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/cleanup[7997]: 3217DA7010A:
> message-id=<20091022065435.3217da70...@homemade>
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: from=<>,
> size=2095, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/bounce[8000]: 2A31EA70109: sender
> non-delivery notification: 3217DA7010A
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 2A31EA70109: removed
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/local[8001]: 3217DA7010A:
> to=, relay=local, delay=0.03, delays=0/0.02/0/0.01,
> dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: procmail -a
> "$EXTENSION")
> Oct 21 23:54:35 homemade postfix/qmgr[5736]: 3217DA7010A: removed
>
> Any ideas? I am new both to php and postfix. Thanks for any help.
>
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RE: [PHP] PHP Mail Function

[Ashley Sheridan]

On Sat, 2009-06-20 at 20:30 -0600, David Swenson wrote:
> Julian,
> 
> From my understanding of PHP's mail() function, it doesn't do anything
> more than send to the address you specified.
> 
> On that note, I'd check things like:
> Email address typos
> The email your sending to your domain, is it already being forwarded?
> If so, do you get the email at your gmail account?
> If it's not being forwarded, add $additionalheaders to your script and
> CC: your gmail account when sending to your domain.  See if it shows up
> there.
> 
> Anyway those are somethings you could try as you have supplied no code
> to check syntax and/or given any other testing you've tried.
> 
> Good Luck,
> David
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Julian Muscat Doublesin [mailto:opensourc...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:59 PM
> To: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: [PHP] PHP Mail Function
> 
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I have written an e-mail function that sends e-mail to my domain that
> forwards it to a gmail account.
> 
> When I use the gmail address directly it works fine. When I use my mail
> domain i don't get anything.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this? Can anyone give me some advice?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Julian
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 
> Version: 8.5.364 / Virus Database: 270.12.81/2189 - Release Date:
> 06/20/09 06:15:00
> 
> 
> 
I had this problem before, and it seems that spam filters of all
descriptions were the culprit.

Thanks
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RE: [PHP] PHP Mail Function

[David Swenson]

Julian,

>From my understanding of PHP's mail() function, it doesn't do anything
more than send to the address you specified.

On that note, I'd check things like:
Email address typos
The email your sending to your domain, is it already being forwarded?
If so, do you get the email at your gmail account?
If it's not being forwarded, add $additionalheaders to your script and
CC: your gmail account when sending to your domain.  See if it shows up
there.

Anyway those are somethings you could try as you have supplied no code
to check syntax and/or given any other testing you've tried.

Good Luck,
David


-Original Message-
From: Julian Muscat Doublesin [mailto:opensourc...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:59 PM
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] PHP Mail Function


Hello Everyone,

I have written an e-mail function that sends e-mail to my domain that
forwards it to a gmail account.

When I use the gmail address directly it works fine. When I use my mail
domain i don't get anything.

Has anyone experienced this? Can anyone give me some advice?

Thanks in advance

Julian
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 
Version: 8.5.364 / Virus Database: 270.12.81/2189 - Release Date:
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Re: [PHP] php+mail+TLS/SSL

[Richard Lynch]

On Thu, February 14, 2008 8:34 am, julian wrote:
> I am using phpmailer currently to send email from my applications. My
> ISP is restricting the usage of email without SSL/TLS and my SMTP
> connections have started to fail...
>
> Any hints on the best approach to send email from php appplciations ?,
> I
> wish I could use my standard gmail/yahoo accounts like my desktop
> email program...

Often times, you can write a tiny shell script to connect using an
authentication password to the mail server, and then the rest go
through as you are already authenticated...

Not sure this applies to TLS/SSL, but it's worth a try.

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Re: [PHP] php+mail+TLS/SSL

[Per Jessen]

julian wrote:

> I am using phpmailer currently to send email from my applications. My
> ISP is restricting the usage of email without SSL/TLS and my SMTP
> connections have started to fail...
> 
> Any hints on the best approach to send email from php appplciations ?,

I think the best way is to have a local MTA (e.g. postfix), to which
mail()/sendmail can simply drop emails in the filesystem. 



/Per Jessen, Zürich

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail with attachment

[Richard Heyes]

Use something like http://phpmailer.sf.net/ which handles everything for 
you already :)


Or:

http://www.phpguru.org/static/htmlMimeMail5.html

and

http://www.phpguru.org/downloads/html.mime.mail/

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail with attachment

[Chris]

Vanessa Vega wrote:
Hello to everyone!..I had problems with attaching a  document to an email 
using PHP..can somebody share some ideas on how to properly do it?


Use something like http://phpmailer.sf.net/ which handles everything for 
you already :)


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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() problem

[Richard Lynch]

On Tue, March 20, 2007 4:54 am, Delta Storm wrote:

Disclosure:
What I understand of Unicode could fit in a matchbook...

> I'm having problem with character encoding in PHP mail functions.
>
> CODE:
> $headers.= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";
>   $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0 ";
>   $headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit".$eol.$eol;

WILD GUESS ALERT!!!
You're trying to pass 16-bit characters in an 8bit transfer encoding,
whatever the heck that is...

Seems to me you need a bigger "bucket"...

You do realize that sending HTML Enhanced (cough, cough) email is
quite likely to get it marked as spam and never seen by the intended
recipient, right?...

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() problem

[Puskás Zsolt ( Errotan )]

Hi.

Recently I have this kind of issue.
This is a possible solution:

$text="message text";
$subject="message subject";
$header="From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]".
"MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n".
"Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8\r\n".
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\r\n";


$subject2=utf8_encode($subject);
$text2=utf8_encode($text);
mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]",$subject,$text2,$header);

This encodes message to UTF-8 and should work.

2007. március 20. 10.54 dátummal Delta Storm ezt írta:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problem with character encoding in PHP mail functions.
>
> CODE:
> $headers.= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";
>   $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0 ";
>   $headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit".$eol.$eol;
>   $headers .="Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> boundary=0-92766976-1174383938=:29106";
>   $to = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
>   $subject = $_POST['cat'];
>   $body = $_POST['text'];
>   if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
>   {
>   echo('Message successfully sent! href="showarticle.php?cid=5&id=3">Povratak');
>   }
>   else
>   {
>   echo('Message delivery failed... href="showarticle.php?cid=5&id=3">Povratak');
>   }
>
> Im receiving mail as you see using yahoo.com. It all works except it
> doesn't show croatian letters... I also tried with encoding utf-8, same
> thing...
> ČĆŽŠĐ
>
> Please help, thank you very much!

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() problem

[Németh Zoltán]

2007. 03. 20, kedd keltezéssel 10.54-kor Delta Storm ezt írta:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having problem with character encoding in PHP mail functions.
> 
> CODE:
> $headers.= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1";
>   $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0 ";
>   $headers .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit".$eol.$eol;
>   $headers .="Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
> boundary=0-92766976-1174383938=:29106";
>   $to = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
>   $subject = $_POST['cat'];
>   $body = $_POST['text'];

you should check those values first before putting them into mail().
they can contain spammer tricks like putting newlines in the subject and
then cc header lines or something similar

>   if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
>   {
>   echo('Message successfully sent! href="showarticle.php?cid=5&id=3">Povratak');
>   }
>   else
>   {
>   echo('Message delivery failed... href="showarticle.php?cid=5&id=3">Povratak');
>   }
> 
> Im receiving mail as you see using yahoo.com. It all works except it 
> doesn't show croatian letters... I also tried with encoding utf-8, same 
> thing...
> ČĆŽŠĐ

what is the charset of the webpage displaying the form which triggers
this function? it must be set to the same value as the email otherwise
your email sending function won't receive the croatian letters at all,
so it cannot send them too...

hope that helps
Zoltán Németh

> 
> Please help, thank you very much!
> 

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Richard Lynch]

On Mon, October 31, 2005 5:22 am, Paul Waring wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:56:01PM +0200, Clive wrote:
>> Thanks I actually want to send 24 000 emails with 2 meg attachments.

Woof.

mail() is DEFINITELY the wrong answer!

Firing up an SMTP connection and spewing 24,000 emails with 2 meg
attachments at it is *ALSO* a wrong answer, almost for sure.

You will probably have a very unhappy SysAdmin behind that SMTP
server, and odds are really really really good they'll have a long
line of VERY unhappy SysAdmins behind them.

You can pretty much count on being labeled (hopefully mis-labeled) as
a spammer almost immediately.

2 meg attachments are your first biggest problem.  Lose them.  Include
a link to whatever it is for the user to download the 2 meg at their
leisure.  This is non-negotiable.  You WILL regret the 2 meg
attachment long before the 24,000th user gets it.

Queue up the emails and send them out over a controlled time.

If there's ANY question that somebody might not want this email, don't
send it.  Get them to opt-in first, if you haven't already.

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Richard Lynch]

On Mon, October 31, 2005 4:10 am, Clive wrote:
> does anyone know whats better/uses less resource etc:
>
> If I run a loop to send a 1000 emails, should I use php's mail
> fucntions
> or send directly to the servers smtp server.

SMTP

PHP's mail() function was never designed for high-volume email.

It fires up a different process of sendmail for EACH email.

This is NOT cheap, nor efficient.

mail() is convenient.  It is not efficient.

Use mail() for quickie one-off emails.

Use something else for mass email.

There are classes/packages you can use to make this painless.
http://phpclasses.org has at least one that gets used/recommended a lot.

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Paul Waring]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:56:01PM +0200, Clive wrote:
> Thanks I actually want to send 24 000 emails with 2 meg attachments.

Oh. You definitely don't want to be using an external SMTP server if you
can help it then, and you should really be splitting those up into
chunks (no more than 1,000 at a time really) using something like PEAR
Queue as has already been suggested.

> There also another option with the class: using the sendmail program, 
> but  won't the php mail function use sendmail anyway

As far as I know, mail() just sends stuff to whatever the sendmail
binary is on your system, although I haven't really looked into it. Of
course you don't have to be running sendmail as most MTA will install
binaries such as /usr/sbin/sendmail which actually point to postfix or
qmail or whatever you're running.

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Marcus Bointon]

On 31 Oct 2005, at 10:34, Richard Heyes wrote:

Depends on your setup. If you're on Linux/Unix you could use the  
mail() function along with the "-odq" option to Sendmail/Postfix/ 
Exim etc (fifth argument to the mail() function) which will dump  
all the mails into the MTAs queue. After this, the MTA will handle  
delivery. This is probably the quickest for this platform.


I agree. Sending directly is usually reserved for Windows machines  
with no local MTA and is usually way slower and doesn't handle  
queuing. I'd advise anyone to use PHPMailer for mail anyway as it  
makes it much more reliable to deal with all the other stuff like  
MIME encoding, plus it has support for all these sending methods  
without having to change much code. I use it with qmail.


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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Paul Waring]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:38:09PM +0200, Clive wrote:
> what I mean is: im using a class called phpmailer and it has the option 
> to sent to a smtp server, I suppose this means that they do open a 
> socket to the smtp server.

All that means is that you can specify an external SMTP server (e.g.
mail.myisp.com), whereas mail() will use localhost instead. In this case
mail() would probably be quite a bit faster (though only if you're
sending thousands and thousands of emails) because it won't have to send
stuff out beyond the local machine.

Depending on what you want to do and how much control you have over the
machine your PHP scripts are running on, you might want to run a local
mail server that just relays everything to an external source (whatever
SMTP server you're currently using) - that way you can send everything
to that and your PHP script should return control a bit faster.

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Richard Heyes]

Clive wrote:

Hi

does anyone know whats better/uses less resource etc:

If I run a loop to send a 1000 emails, should I use php's mail fucntions 
or send directly to the servers smtp server.


Depends on your setup. If you're on Linux/Unix you could use the mail() 
function along with the "-odq" option to Sendmail/Postfix/Exim etc 
(fifth argument to the mail() function) which will dump all the mails 
into the MTAs queue. After this, the MTA will handle delivery. This is 
probably the quickest for this platform.


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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Richard Davey]

Hi Clive,

Monday, October 31, 2005, 10:10:02 AM, you wrote:

> does anyone know whats better/uses less resource etc:

> If I run a loop to send a 1000 emails, should I use php's mail fucntions
> or send directly to the servers smtp server.

Use PEAR Mail Queue.

Cheers,

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Re: [PHP] php mail function vs smtp server

[Paul Waring]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:10:02PM +0200, Clive wrote:
> does anyone know whats better/uses less resource etc:
> 
> If I run a loop to send a 1000 emails, should I use php's mail fucntions 
> or send directly to the servers smtp server.

What do you mean by "send directly"? Are you thinking of sending mail
manually through making a socket connection or something?

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail

[bala chandar]

Hi 

On 5/5/05, Aaron Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eustace wrote:
> > I am relatively new to PHP and could use some help. I have a form, which is
> > basically in an email format, from, subject, and message. How do I then send
> > this to an email? I know a bit about the mail function, somebody show me the
> > ropes please!
> >
> > Eustace
> >
> 
> Everything you need to know should be gleamed from the following page:
> 
>  http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

check this too
http://zend.com/codex.php?CID=11
> 
> Check the examples, and you'll be well on your way.
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail

[Philip Hallstrom]

I am relatively new to PHP and could use some help. I have a form, which is
basically in an email format, from, subject, and message. How do I then send
this to an email? I know a bit about the mail function, somebody show me the
ropes please!
See the example here:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail

[Aaron Gould]

Eustace wrote:
I am relatively new to PHP and could use some help. I have a form, which is
basically in an email format, from, subject, and message. How do I then send
this to an email? I know a bit about the mail function, somebody show me the
ropes please!
Eustace
Everything you need to know should be gleamed from the following page:
http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php
Check the examples, and you'll be well on your way.
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Re: [PHP] PHP - mail problems - HELP!!! PLEASE

[John Hicks]

Kelly wrote:
I am having trouble with PHP 5.0.3.  I am running Apache 1.3.29.  I am 
running Solaris 9 x86 on an Intel box.

I get no errors when I start Apache.  I get no errors when I run 
configtest.

My problem is mail() does not work.  It does invoke sendmail as there 
is activity in sendmail log.

When I get an error page it does not display PHP is exposed.  It is 
exposed in php.ini.

register_globals is turned on right now.
Variables to parse into values.
$MESG = $_POST['comments']; parses to values.

This is the log from sendmail.
The first is sending mail from WEBMIN.  The second is sending from PHP 
mail().

'WEBMIN'
Jan 14 20:03:13 www sendmail[17613]: [ID 801593 mail.info] 
j0F23DBA017613: [EMAIL PROTECTED], size=889, class=0, 
nrcpts=1, msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jan 14 20:03:14 www sendmail[17616]: [ID 801593 mail.info] 
j0F23D4b017616: from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=1083, class=0, 
nrcpts=1, msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA-v4, 
relay=localhost [127.0.0.1]
Jan 14 20:03:14 www sendmail[17613]: [ID 801593 mail.info] 
j0F23DBA017613: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (0/1), delay=00:00:01, 
xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=30889, relay=[127.0.0.1] 
[127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (j0F23D4b017616 Message accepted for 
delivery)
Jan 14 20:03:15 www sendmail[17618]: [ID 801593 mail.info] 
j0F23D4b017616: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
ctladdr=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (0/1), delay=00:00:01, 
xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, pri=121083, relay=boredomsoftware.com. 
[67.18.56.2], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK id=1CpdH0-00067K-Lb)

'PHP mail()'
Jan 14 20:04:41 www sendmail[17630]: [ID 801593 mail.info] 
j0F24f8b017630: from=nobody, size=200, class=0, nrcpts=0, 
msgid=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Can someone please help me figure this out?  I am desperate!!  I am 
also at my wits end.  I have been fighting with this for a week.
Kelly

What do you mean by:
"When I get an error page it does not display PHP is exposed.  It is 
exposed in php.ini. "

Is mail() returning an error? If so, what is it?
Have you had the same PHP code working in a different environment?
If you haven't figured out the problem yet, post your PHP code here.
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Re: [PHP] php mail

[Richard Lynch]

PHPDiscuss - PHP Newsgroups and mailing lists wrote:
> I have a dedicated Red Hat linux boxed leased from Interland and the php
> mail function does not work.  I have found several articles on things to
> try and have tried everything I saw but to no avail.  I set up a php
> script to mail and then print the return code and I get a 1 (success).
> But the mail never arrives.  Is there any way I could get some help with
> this.  I could post my phpinfo() information or anything else that may
> help.

After doing all the other suggestions, su to the PHP user, and see if
*that* user has permission to send email.

If not, change that permission setup to allow that user to send email.

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Re: [PHP] Php Mail not working properly

[Matthew Sims]

> I have a dedicated Red Hat linux boxed leased from Interland and the php
> mail function does not work.  I have found several articles on things to
> try and have tried everything I saw but to no avail.  I set up a php
> script to mail and then print the return code and I get a 1 (success).
> But the mail never arrives.  Is there any way I could get some help with
> this.  I could post my phpinfo() information or anything else that may
> help.
>

Can you send mail from the server? Meaning:

$ echo "Testing email" | sendmail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Did you receive the mail? Can you send mail to the server itself by
replying back to the email?

If your answer is no to at least the first part, then you need to setup a
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

[Michael Gale]

I am using bogofilter and it works well ... so far.
Postfix is taking care of the redirection with regards to redirecting 
spam mail to the virtual account.

What I need now is a way for the user to say ... wait this is not spam, 
redirect / forward back to my Inbox.

The web interface provides a decent method and forwards the mail like a 
regular mail client.

I was hoping to make the moving of e-mails in the spam account to the 
Exchange Inbox a little smoother ..

Michael.
Vail, Warren wrote:
OK, now we are getting somewhere.  On my machines, this is referred to as an
email forwarder and yes SMTP handles it, however, I am not sure how you are
handling your spam detection.  On my servers I use "spam assassin" and it's
detection is not fool proof.  If people send images in their email with a
signature, spam assassin will sometimes miss identify their email as spam.
I would check the documentation for your spam filter for most of the
"redirection" you would like to do.
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-Original Message-
From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:48 PM
To: Vail, Warren; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

Hello,
	There is another smtp server ... I should of provided 
more info ...

I set up a postfix server to do the following:
1. Receives mail from outside ...
if it is NOT spam
2. Virus scanned and then forward to exchange
if it IS SPAM
2. Sent to a virtual type mail box and virus scanned.
This way users would never get mail that is considered SPAM in there 
Exchange Inbox. Each morning they will get 1 e-mail containing a out 
line of new mail in the virtual account that is considered spam. That 
e-mail will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

They can login via the web interface and download mail, 
formail to them 
selves only.

I was hopping to add in a "redirect" type of feature where the e-mail 
would get sent to their actual Inbox on Exchange and not look like it 
was forwarded from the virtual account if the user clicks the 
a button.

Thanks for the reply.
Michael.

Vail, Warren wrote:
But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same
message to 
the same user and from the same person just but to another 
mail box on a 
different machine.

Not sure I've ever hear the term "redirect" used in reference to 
email. Understand that email cannot be received on just any machine 
(there needs to be a pop (or imap or smtp) deamon running on that 
machine.

But to answer you question, you can often send email to a specific 
machine if you know the machine name in the following form;

[EMAIL PROTECTED] - but keep in mind that there needs to be a 
daemon running on that machine AND there needs to be a mailbox for 
"bert" set up on that server.

HTH
Warren Vail

-Original Message-
From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??
Hello,
I have been playing around with a web mail app called NOCC
(http://nocc.sourceforge.net/)
It has some nice features and is quick.
I want to add in a redirect button for mail, there is a
forward button 
but it forwards mail just like a regular client for ... as expected.

But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same
message to 
the same user and from the same person just but to another 
mail box on a 
different machine.

Is there a easy to do this with out having to create some thing from
scratch.
Thanks ..
Michael.
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RE: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

[Vail, Warren]

OK, now we are getting somewhere.  On my machines, this is referred to as an
email forwarder and yes SMTP handles it, however, I am not sure how you are
handling your spam detection.  On my servers I use "spam assassin" and it's
detection is not fool proof.  If people send images in their email with a
signature, spam assassin will sometimes miss identify their email as spam.

I would check the documentation for your spam filter for most of the
"redirection" you would like to do.

Warren Vail
(415) 667-0240
SF211-07-434
 


> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:48 PM
> To: Vail, Warren; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
>   There is another smtp server ... I should of provided 
> more info ...
> 
> 
> I set up a postfix server to do the following:
> 
> 1. Receives mail from outside ...
> 
> if it is NOT spam
> 
> 2. Virus scanned and then forward to exchange
> 
> if it IS SPAM
> 
> 2. Sent to a virtual type mail box and virus scanned.
> 
> 
> This way users would never get mail that is considered SPAM in there 
> Exchange Inbox. Each morning they will get 1 e-mail containing a out 
> line of new mail in the virtual account that is considered spam. That 
> e-mail will be automatically deleted after 30 days.
> 
> They can login via the web interface and download mail, 
> formail to them 
> selves only.
> 
> I was hopping to add in a "redirect" type of feature where the e-mail 
> would get sent to their actual Inbox on Exchange and not look like it 
> was forwarded from the virtual account if the user clicks the 
> a button.
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> Michael.
> 
> 
> 
> Vail, Warren wrote:
> >>But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same
> >>message to 
> >>the same user and from the same person just but to another 
> >>mail box on a 
> >>different machine.
> > 
> > 
> > Not sure I've ever hear the term "redirect" used in reference to 
> > email. Understand that email cannot be received on just any machine 
> > (there needs to be a pop (or imap or smtp) deamon running on that 
> > machine.
> > 
> > But to answer you question, you can often send email to a specific 
> > machine if you know the machine name in the following form;
> > 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - but keep in mind that there needs to be a 
> > daemon running on that machine AND there needs to be a mailbox for 
> > "bert" set up on that server.
> > 
> > HTH
> > 
> > Warren Vail
> > 
> > 
> >>-Original Message-
> >>From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:26 PM
> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Subject: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??
> >>
> >>
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I have been playing around with a web mail app called NOCC
> >>(http://nocc.sourceforge.net/)
> >>
> >>It has some nice features and is quick.
> >>
> >>I want to add in a redirect button for mail, there is a
> >>forward button 
> >>but it forwards mail just like a regular client for ... as expected.
> >>
> >>But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same
> >>message to 
> >>the same user and from the same person just but to another 
> >>mail box on a 
> >>different machine.
> >>
> >>Is there a easy to do this with out having to create some thing from
> >>scratch.
> >>
> >>Thanks ..
> >>
> >>
> >>Michael.
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

[Michael Gale]

Hello,
There is another smtp server ... I should of provided more info ...
I set up a postfix server to do the following:
1. Receives mail from outside ...
if it is NOT spam
2. Virus scanned and then forward to exchange
if it IS SPAM
2. Sent to a virtual type mail box and virus scanned.
This way users would never get mail that is considered SPAM in there 
Exchange Inbox. Each morning they will get 1 e-mail containing a out 
line of new mail in the virtual account that is considered spam. That 
e-mail will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

They can login via the web interface and download mail, formail to them 
selves only.

I was hopping to add in a "redirect" type of feature where the e-mail 
would get sent to their actual Inbox on Exchange and not look like it 
was forwarded from the virtual account if the user clicks the a button.

Thanks for the reply.
Michael.

Vail, Warren wrote:
But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same 
message to 
the same user and from the same person just but to another 
mail box on a 
different machine.

Not sure I've ever hear the term "redirect" used in reference to email.
Understand that email cannot be received on just any machine (there needs to
be a pop (or imap or smtp) deamon running on that machine.
But to answer you question, you can often send email to a specific machine
if you know the machine name in the following form;
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - but keep in mind that there needs to be a daemon
running on that machine AND there needs to be a mailbox for "bert" set up on
that server.
HTH 

Warren Vail

-Original Message-
From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

Hello,
	I have been playing around with a web mail app called NOCC 
(http://nocc.sourceforge.net/)

It has some nice features and is quick.
I want to add in a redirect button for mail, there is a 
forward button 
but it forwards mail just like a regular client for ... as expected.

But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same 
message to 
the same user and from the same person just but to another 
mail box on a 
different machine.

Is there a easy to do this with out having to create some thing from 
scratch.

Thanks ..
Michael.
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RE: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??

[Vail, Warren]

> But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same 
> message to 
> the same user and from the same person just but to another 
> mail box on a 
> different machine.

Not sure I've ever hear the term "redirect" used in reference to email.
Understand that email cannot be received on just any machine (there needs to
be a pop (or imap or smtp) deamon running on that machine.

But to answer you question, you can often send email to a specific machine
if you know the machine name in the following form;

[EMAIL PROTECTED] - but keep in mind that there needs to be a daemon
running on that machine AND there needs to be a mailbox for "bert" set up on
that server.

HTH 

Warren Vail

> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Gale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] PHP mail redirect ??
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
>   I have been playing around with a web mail app called NOCC 
> (http://nocc.sourceforge.net/)
> 
> It has some nice features and is quick.
> 
> I want to add in a redirect button for mail, there is a 
> forward button 
> but it forwards mail just like a regular client for ... as expected.
> 
> But I want a redirect button so I could send the exact same 
> message to 
> the same user and from the same person just but to another 
> mail box on a 
> different machine.
> 
> Is there a easy to do this with out having to create some thing from 
> scratch.
> 
> Thanks ..
> 
> 
> Michael.
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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Manuel Lemos]

Hello,
On 11/14/2004 03:49 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
Requiring authentication is one common solution to not leave
relaying opened.

Common but not the *only* way.
That is irrelevant because most servers that issue the message above 
only allow relaying with prior authentication.

FYI, the class that I suggested implements both SMTP and POP3 based 
authentication.

Maybe if you try them you will realize that I am provide a plain simple 
solution for the problem of the original poster because it consists only 
in replacing the mail() calls to the smtp_mail() provided with these 
classes:

you know we're going down the same road that took up to much of my
time from the last time. You simply dont comprehend that your
solution is *not* the only solution and take offence to that.
No, I take offence when you label as spam the messages that I post 
suggesting solutions that solve the original poster problem.

We are just on the same road from the last time because you are still 
being childish and acting imaturely trying to insult me on a public forum.

You are only making a fool of yourself because you reveal that a) you 
are not providing any solution (sending people to go and figure what 
their problem is on Google is not a solution), b) you are 
underestimating my knowledge of many years about this subject.


Sometimes I forget names. But then when I notice the pattern of labeling 
as spam my messages helping others in PHP mailing lists, some bells ring.

This is the very first time i ever labeled your stuff as spam.
It is not the first time you try to offend me and obstruct my attempts 
to help PHP users, that is the pattern.


There aren't many people that get keep protesting against my messages of 
helping others with ready to use PHP components that I have developed 
for many years to solve problems like they present.

I have no problem with your solutions, I've simply stated that it
may not be the only solution.
Basically you have no clue what the problem is. That is why your reply 
was to go and figure in Google. If you had a clue, you would realize 
that a) this is a frequently posed problem, b) the solution is that it 
requires authentication because that is the default configuration for 
Microsoft SMTP servers. You can suggest other solutions (which you 
didn't) but those require changing the SMTP server configuration, which 
is usually beyhond the users possibilities.

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Manuel Lemos:
> Hello,
> 
> On 11/14/2004 02:15 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
> >>>If you even paid attention to Jason's message a simple google
> >>>search for:
> >>>
> >>>smtp 550 5.7.1 unable to rely for
> >>>
> >>>returns a bunch more information than spam.
> >>
> >>FYI, that is a common error message that SMTP servers return when they 
> >>only allow relaying messages to remote addresses after prior 
> >>authentication. 
> >
> >
> >correct. prior authentication means you either authenticated via
> >smtp or have access other ways.. pop relay, fall within a certain
> >ip range.. etc...
> >
> >
> >
> >>Requiring authentication is one common solution to not leave
> >>relaying opened.
> >
> >
> >Common but not the *only* way.
> 
> That is irrelevant because most servers that issue the message above 
> only allow relaying with prior authentication.
> 
> FYI, the class that I suggested implements both SMTP and POP3 based 
> authentication.
> 
> Maybe if you try them you will realize that I am provide a plain simple 
> solution for the problem of the original poster because it consists only 
> in replacing the mail() calls to the smtp_mail() provided with these 
> classes:

you know we're going down the same road that took up to much of my
time from the last time. You simply dont comprehend that your
solution is *not* the only solution and take offence to that.

> 
> >>If you really knew how SMTP servers work, you would have avoided making 
> >>a fool of yourself with yet another personal attack against somebody 
> >>that is offering a practical solution that solves the original poster 
> >>problem.
> >
> >
> >my god.. you take it as a personal attack that I provide someone
> >else an alternative method of finding out what there problem is?
> 
> Are you still trying to insult my intelligence?

no.. just trying to expand other people intelligence.

> 
> Sometimes I forget names. But then when I notice the pattern of labeling 
> as spam my messages helping others in PHP mailing lists, some bells ring.

This is the very first time i ever labeled your stuff as spam.

> 
> There aren't many people that get keep protesting against my messages of 
> helping others with ready to use PHP components that I have developed 
> for many years to solve problems like they present.

I have no problem with your solutions, I've simply stated that it
may not be the only solution.

 
> Then I remember that you are one of that elite of arrogant individuals 
> that do not want me to help others proposing the use of my components 
> because you belong to the "anti-Manuel Lemos bandwagon" as you declared 
> yourself in the bottom of this message:
> 
> http://news.php.net/php.general/190968

You're personal issues are none of my business, i simply povide
alternatives.

Dont forget you accused me of being a some sort of pear freak.

> 
> Although, I am almost used to people like yourself, it is always kind of 
> surprising to see that how much certain people act as if I am threat to 
> their existence in the PHP world.

hehe.. php world? I'm only here to help people.

> 
> You ought to know me better in person to realize how pointless are your 
> personal attacks against me. My lemma is that "cooperating is better 
> than competing". I do not have a problem if you really try to help 
> others, with your components or whoever. I don't know why you have a 
> problem when I try to help with my components!?!

As I have said time and time again.. you can always provide your
solutions that you've developed or have accessable to people.. but
dont mislead them thinking that your solution is the *only* way.


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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Manuel Lemos]

Hello,
On 11/14/2004 02:15 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
If you even paid attention to Jason's message a simple google
search for:
smtp 550 5.7.1 unable to rely for
returns a bunch more information than spam.
FYI, that is a common error message that SMTP servers return when they 
only allow relaying messages to remote addresses after prior 
authentication. 

correct. prior authentication means you either authenticated via
smtp or have access other ways.. pop relay, fall within a certain
ip range.. etc...

Requiring authentication is one common solution to not leave
relaying opened.

Common but not the *only* way.
That is irrelevant because most servers that issue the message above 
only allow relaying with prior authentication.

FYI, the class that I suggested implements both SMTP and POP3 based 
authentication.

Maybe if you try them you will realize that I am provide a plain simple 
solution for the problem of the original poster because it consists only 
in replacing the mail() calls to the smtp_mail() provided with these 
classes:

http://www.phpclasses.org/mimemessage
http://www.phpclasses.org/smtpclass
http://www.phpclasses.org/sasl

If you really knew how SMTP servers work, you would have avoided making 
a fool of yourself with yet another personal attack against somebody 
that is offering a practical solution that solves the original poster 
problem.

my god.. you take it as a personal attack that I provide someone
else an alternative method of finding out what there problem is?
Are you still trying to insult my intelligence?
Sometimes I forget names. But then when I notice the pattern of labeling 
as spam my messages helping others in PHP mailing lists, some bells ring.

There aren't many people that get keep protesting against my messages of 
helping others with ready to use PHP components that I have developed 
for many years to solve problems like they present.

Then I remember that you are one of that elite of arrogant individuals 
that do not want me to help others proposing the use of my components 
because you belong to the "anti-Manuel Lemos bandwagon" as you declared 
yourself in the bottom of this message:

http://news.php.net/php.general/190968
Although, I am almost used to people like yourself, it is always kind of 
surprising to see that how much certain people act as if I am threat to 
their existence in the PHP world.

You ought to know me better in person to realize how pointless are your 
personal attacks against me. My lemma is that "cooperating is better 
than competing". I do not have a problem if you really try to help 
others, with your components or whoever. I don't know why you have a 
problem when I try to help with my components!?!

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Manuel Lemos:
> Hello,
> 
> On 11/13/2004 04:08 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
> >* Thus wrote Jason Wong:
> >
> >>On Wednesday 10 November 2004 12:36, Garth Hapgood - Strickland wrote:
> >>
> >>>But when I get the following error back.:
> >>> Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>
> >>>...
> >>
> >>This is a VERY FAQ.
> >>
> >>googling the error message will tell you what it means. Searching the 
> >>archives> will give you some solutions.
> >>
> >>Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :) 
> >
> >
> >for some reason I find that very funny :)
> 
> I also find it funny that you found it funny because in the end the 
> original poster only got an useful reply from me! ;-)

um. you may want to reread the whole thread. 

If you even paid attention to Jason's message a simple google
search for:

  smtp 550 5.7.1 unable to rely for

returns a bunch more information than spam.

:sigh:

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Manuel Lemos:
> Hello,
> 
> On 11/14/2004 01:29 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
> >
> >If you even paid attention to Jason's message a simple google
> >search for:
> >
> >  smtp 550 5.7.1 unable to rely for
> >
> >returns a bunch more information than spam.
> 
> FYI, that is a common error message that SMTP servers return when they 
> only allow relaying messages to remote addresses after prior 
> authentication. 

correct. prior authentication means you either authenticated via
smtp or have access other ways.. pop relay, fall within a certain
ip range.. etc...


> Requiring authentication is one common solution to not leave
> relaying opened.

Common but not the *only* way.

> 
> If you really knew how SMTP servers work, you would have avoided making 
> a fool of yourself with yet another personal attack against somebody 
> that is offering a practical solution that solves the original poster 
> problem.

my god.. you take it as a personal attack that I provide someone
else an alternative method of finding out what there problem is?



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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Manuel Lemos]

Hello,
On 11/14/2004 01:29 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
But when I get the following error back.:
Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
This is a VERY FAQ.
googling the error message will tell you what it means. Searching the 
archives> will give you some solutions.

Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :) 

for some reason I find that very funny :)
I also find it funny that you found it funny because in the end the 
original poster only got an useful reply from me! ;-)

um. you may want to reread the whole thread. 

If you even paid attention to Jason's message a simple google
search for:
  smtp 550 5.7.1 unable to rely for
returns a bunch more information than spam.
FYI, that is a common error message that SMTP servers return when they 
only allow relaying messages to remote addresses after prior 
authentication. This way the SMTP servers do not leave relaying opened 
to unauthorized users. SMTP servers opened to anybody for relaying 
usually end in a black list. Requiring authentication is one common 
solution to not leave relaying opened.

If you really knew how SMTP servers work, you would have avoided making 
a fool of yourself with yet another personal attack against somebody 
that is offering a practical solution that solves the original poster 
problem.

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Manuel Lemos]

Hello,
On 11/13/2004 04:08 AM, Curt Zirzow wrote:
* Thus wrote Jason Wong:
On Wednesday 10 November 2004 12:36, Garth Hapgood - Strickland wrote:
But when I get the following error back.:
 Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
This is a VERY FAQ.
googling the error message will tell you what it means. Searching the archives> 
will give you some solutions.
Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :) 

for some reason I find that very funny :)
I also find it funny that you found it funny because in the end the 
original poster only got an useful reply from me! ;-)

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Jason Wong:
> On Wednesday 10 November 2004 12:36, Garth Hapgood - Strickland wrote:
> > But when I get the following error back.:
> >   Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >...
> 
> This is a VERY FAQ.
> 
> googling the error message will tell you what it means. Searching the 
> archives> will give you some solutions.
> 
> Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :) 

for some reason I find that very funny :)

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RE: [PHP] php mail() error

[Zareef Ahmed]

Hi,
Well this time I will take the responsibility :)

Here is the link about mail sending in PHP .

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/9.html

Zareef ahmed 

-Original Message-
From: Greg Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:48 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] php mail() error


On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:14:43 +, Jason Wong
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :)

Good one.  :)


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RE: [PHP] php mail() error

[Zareef Ahmed]

Hi,
   Problem is realted to your smtp server.
Make sure it allowed outgoing mail without authenctication.

You must also set a  header in fourth parameter of mail function, it is
good practice and can save you from some basic indentification problems.

In windows you can set default send mail from in php.ini

Try
Mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]","test subject","test
body","from:[EMAIL PROTECTED]");

If it fails contact your ISP. 

Additionally read
http://www.chilkatsoft.com/faq/Smtp550.html


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-Original Message-
From: Garth Hapgood - Strickland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:06 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] php mail() error


Im using the php mail() function to try send an email to a user that has
just registered.

mail($HTTP_POST_VARS['emailaddress1'], 'Matchmakers Website
Registration' , 'Welcome');

But when I get the following error back.:
  Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Can someone help me out, by telling me what it means or what Im doing
wrong?

Thanx
Garth


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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[John Holmes]

Garth Hapgood - Strickland wrote:
 > But when I get the following error back.:
  Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can someone help me out, by telling me what it means or what Im doing wrong?
Your mail server is not set up to send mail from (or relay) for 
"redpoint.co.za". Consult your mail server documentation for help (i.e. 
not a PHP issue).

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Greg Donald]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:14:43 +, Jason Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :)

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Re: [PHP] php mail() error

[Jason Wong]

On Wednesday 10 November 2004 12:36, Garth Hapgood - Strickland wrote:
> Im using the php mail() function to try send an email to a user that has
> just registered.
>
> mail($HTTP_POST_VARS['emailaddress1'], 'Matchmakers Website Registration' ,
> 'Welcome');
>
> But when I get the following error back.:
>   Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Can someone help me out, by telling me what it means or what Im doing
> wrong?

This is a VERY FAQ.

googling the error message will tell you what it means. Searching the archives 
will give you some solutions.

Or you can wait for Manuel Lemos' reply :) 

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RE: [PHP] PHP Mail handler?

[Jay Blanchard]

[snip]
Is there a mail function or object that I can use on my PHP sites that
does
the same as the CDONTS object in ASP?  Where can I find some tutorials
on
this subject?
[/snip]

The manual works fine for most http://www.php.net/mail

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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() fonction - Slow? Alternative?

[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Stéphane Paquay ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using the mail() fonction to send email and it takes 60 seconds to send
> a simple email. Maybe it's due to the sendmail configuration, or maybe not,
> I'm not really sure, 'cos I'm not a Linux expert.

The odds are pretty high that it is your sendmail configuration.
Internally all php does is pass the information directly to
sendmail. Unless you're bcc'ing 10 people it won't take that
long for php.

> 
> Anyway, I cannot take so long to send a simple mail with PHP, so I need to
> find a solution, another way to send a mail or the riht configuration for
> sendmail.

sendmail can be a nightmare to configure, if you are concerned
about speed, I might suggest finding a different mta like qmail or
postfix. They are more secure and faster than the traditional
sendmail.


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Re: [PHP] php mail confirmation

[Jason Wong]

On Thursday 14 November 2002 17:02, Martin Hudec wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to ask how can I make registration confirmation by
> email...user will receive mail confirming his registration immediately
> after he registers in application.


> is it possible to make mail()
> function filled with data from registration (email)?

Yes, well why not? Just build up the body of your mail using the info from 
your form ($_POST or $_GET) and pass it to mail().

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Re: [PHP] php mail()

[Juhan Kundla]

Ühel ilusal päeval [14-10-2002 22:46] kirjutas John W. Holmes:
> > Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?
> > 
> > A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So
> the
> > message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus
> > bounces
> > to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how
> to
> > correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This
> is
> > on
> > a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.
> 
> The users probably need to set a FROM header in their mail
> 
> $header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> 
> mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);
> 
> Then the bounce should go to that address.

There are two different headers -- the "From:" header and the "From"
header. Bounces go to the address specified in the "From" header. I
believe you must reconfigure your MTA to send different From header, i
don't think this can be set within PHP.

Cheers,
Juhan

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Re: [PHP] php mail()

[Paul Roberts]

The additional_parameters parameter can be used to pass an additional parameter to the 
program configured to use when sending mail using the sendmail_path configuration 
setting. For example, this can be used to set the envelope sender address when using 
sendmail. You may need to add the user that your web server runs as to your sendmail 
configuration to prevent a 'X-Warning' header from being added to the message when you 
set the envelope sender using this method. 

Example 375. Sending mail with extra headers and setting an additional command line 
parameter.
mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "the subject", $message,
"From: webmaster@$SERVER_NAME", -fwebmaster@$SERVER_NAME);

from http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php


Paul Roberts
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Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] php mail()


Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?

A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So the
message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus bounces
to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how to
correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This is on
a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.

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> -Original Message-
> From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 12:17 PM
> To: 'Rodrigo Peres'; 'PHP'
> Subject: RE: [PHP] php mail()
>
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I trying to send mail using PHP's mail() function without success. My
> > email
> > is rejected because it goes with apache@localhost. I've tried
> everything
> > put
> > a diferent from in header etc.
> >
> > Does anyone have a clue
> >
> > My system is a RedHAT 7, PHP4.2.3, sendmail
> >
> > thank's n advance
>
> Probably need to set a FROM header in your mail
>
> $header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
>
> mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);
>
> Or there is a setting in php.ini that sets this, too. Maybe try that, if
> you can.
>
> ---John Holmes...
>
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RE: [PHP] php mail()

[Brad Dameron]

This is being done. And no that is not how sendmail works unfortunately.

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> -Original Message-
> From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 12:47 PM
> To: 'Brad Dameron'; 'PHP'
> Subject: RE: [PHP] php mail()
> 
> 
> > Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?
> > 
> > A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So
> the
> > message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus
> > bounces
> > to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how
> to
> > correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This
> is
> > on
> > a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.
> 
> The users probably need to set a FROM header in their mail
> 
> $header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> 
> mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);
> 
> Then the bounce should go to that address. 
> 
> ---John Holmes...
> 
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RE: [PHP] php mail()

[John W. Holmes]

> Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?
> 
> A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So
the
> message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus
> bounces
> to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how
to
> correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This
is
> on
> a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.

The users probably need to set a FROM header in their mail

$header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";

mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);

Then the bounce should go to that address. 

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RE: [PHP] php mail()

[Marco Tabini]

You'd have to make the user under which Apache runs a "trusted" user in
Sendmail and then use the -f switch in the additional parameters section
of the mail command.


On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 15:44, Brad Dameron wrote:
> Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?
> 
> A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So the
> message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus bounces
> to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how to
> correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This is on
> a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> ---
> Brad Dameron  
>Network Account Executive
> TSCNet Inc.  
> www.tscnet.com
> Silverdale, WA.  
> 1-888-8TSCNET
> 
> 
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 12:17 PM
> > To: 'Rodrigo Peres'; 'PHP'
> > Subject: RE: [PHP] php mail()
> >
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > I trying to send mail using PHP's mail() function without success. My
> > > email
> > > is rejected because it goes with apache@localhost. I've tried
> > everything
> > > put
> > > a diferent from in header etc.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a clue
> > >
> > > My system is a RedHAT 7, PHP4.2.3, sendmail
> > >
> > > thank's n advance
> >
> > Probably need to set a FROM header in your mail
> >
> > $header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> >
> > mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);
> >
> > Or there is a setting in php.ini that sets this, too. Maybe try that, if
> > you can.
> >
> > ---John Holmes...
> >
> >
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RE: [PHP] php mail()

[Brad Dameron]

Hey do you guys know how to correct this problem with sending email?

A custumer uses mail() to send the email and it isn't deliverable. So the
message bounces. But since the local sendmail sent the email it thus bounces
to root's mailbox instead of say the replyto address. Anyone know how to
correct it so that it sends the bounces to the person sending it? This is on
a virtual host machine with hundreds of domains.

Thank you,

---
Brad Dameron
Network Account Executive
TSCNet Inc.
 www.tscnet.com
Silverdale, WA. 
1-888-8TSCNET



> -Original Message-
> From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 12:17 PM
> To: 'Rodrigo Peres'; 'PHP'
> Subject: RE: [PHP] php mail()
>
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I trying to send mail using PHP's mail() function without success. My
> > email
> > is rejected because it goes with apache@localhost. I've tried
> everything
> > put
> > a diferent from in header etc.
> >
> > Does anyone have a clue
> >
> > My system is a RedHAT 7, PHP4.2.3, sendmail
> >
> > thank's n advance
>
> Probably need to set a FROM header in your mail
>
> $header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
>
> mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);
>
> Or there is a setting in php.ini that sets this, too. Maybe try that, if
> you can.
>
> ---John Holmes...
>
>
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RE: [PHP] php mail()

[John W. Holmes]

> Hi list,
> 
> I trying to send mail using PHP's mail() function without success. My
> email
> is rejected because it goes with apache@localhost. I've tried
everything
> put
> a diferent from in header etc.
> 
> Does anyone have a clue
> 
> My system is a RedHAT 7, PHP4.2.3, sendmail
> 
> thank's n advance

Probably need to set a FROM header in your mail

$header = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";

mail($to,$subject,$body,$header);

Or there is a setting in php.ini that sets this, too. Maybe try that, if
you can.

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Re: [PHP] PHP - mail() function problem

[N. Pari Purna Chand]

Hi Jason,

I have found out the mistake I did,
the /usr/bin/sendmail that my MTA(XMAIL in this case)
 uses was not 'chmod +s' ed.

Ans that is the reason when I ran the script in shell ( being logged in as
root)
it worked fine, and not thru apache.

/chandu


- Original Message -
From: "Jason Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP - mail() function problem


> On Saturday 17 August 2002 21:08, N. Pari Purna Chand wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I am facing a strange problem,
> > php's mail() function is not working when a php page is executed thru
> > apache,
> > but the same page which has mail() function is working fine and is
sending
> > mails
> > when php is used as a scripting language in shell.
>
> Is this on the same machine? If so, check that both the apache-php and the
> cgi-php are using the same php.ini (and hence same sendmail settings).
>
> > Any guess what might be causing the problem ?
>
> Try comparing php.ini.
>
>
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Re: [PHP] PHP - mail() function problem

[N. Pari Purna Chand]

Hi Jason,

I have found out the mistake I did,
the /usr/bin/sendmail that my MTA(XMAIL in this case)
 uses was not 'chmod +s' ed.

Ans that is the reason when I ran the script in shell ( being logged in as
root)
it worked fine, and not thru apache.

/chandu


- Original Message -
From: "Jason Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP - mail() function problem


> On Saturday 17 August 2002 21:08, N. Pari Purna Chand wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I am facing a strange problem,
> > php's mail() function is not working when a php page is executed thru
> > apache,
> > but the same page which has mail() function is working fine and is
sending
> > mails
> > when php is used as a scripting language in shell.
>
> Is this on the same machine? If so, check that both the apache-php and the
> cgi-php are using the same php.ini (and hence same sendmail settings).
>
> > Any guess what might be causing the problem ?
>
> Try comparing php.ini.
>
>
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Re: [PHP] PHP - mail() function problem

[Jason Wong]

On Saturday 17 August 2002 21:08, N. Pari Purna Chand wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I am facing a strange problem,
> php's mail() function is not working when a php page is executed thru
> apache,
> but the same page which has mail() function is working fine and is sending
> mails
> when php is used as a scripting language in shell.

Is this on the same machine? If so, check that both the apache-php and the 
cgi-php are using the same php.ini (and hence same sendmail settings).

> Any guess what might be causing the problem ?

Try comparing php.ini.


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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() problems

[Rasmus Lerdorf]

Try rm config.cache, re-configure and try again

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, John Williams wrote:

> I'm having a problem getting the mail() function working on php 4.2.2.
>
> I get the error message:
> Warning: mail() is not supported in this PHP build
>
> I'm running Solaris 8 and have set the symlink for sendmail.  I have
> recompiled PHP, set the php.ini to point to sendmail and restarted the
> web server.
>
> ; For Unix only.
> ;You may supply arguments as well (default: 'sendmail -t -i').
> sendmail_path = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
>
> (I've tried it with and without quotes)
>
>
> Still no luck...
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Dennis Gearon]

No, but thanks, the other input is more towards what I was looking for.
I want to take in an email address, and various other fields. Then, send
an email using 'mail()' with the other fields as the 'body', and the
email address as the 'reply_to' address, to someone in my company. That
way, they can read the submitted information, and then just hit 'reply'
on their mail program when they want to comment on the material.

"Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> I think you are looking for something different.
> 
> do this:
> 
> print "";
> print_r($_SERVER);
> print "";
> 
> You will see a whole bunch of useful globals. As a matter of fact, try this
> one out too:
> 
> print "";
> print_r($GLOBALS);
> print "";
> 
> Jim Grill
> Support
> Web-1 Hosting
> http://www.web-1hosting.net
> - Original Message -
> From: "Bob Lockie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Dennis Gearon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tech Support"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security
> 
> >
> > >There is no substitute for good data verification such as strip_tags() or
> > >some regular expressions to limit valid input. I also would recomend
> > >checking the referrer to be sure someone doesn't hijack you form and try
> to
> > >modify it and submit it from a remote location. Here is an example:
> > >
> > >if (validReferrer() === false)
> > > die("invalid referrer");
> > >
> > >function validReferrer()
> > >{
> > > $_valid_referrers =
> > >array("www.yoursite.com","www2.yoursite.com","yoursite.com");
> > > $referer = str_replace('//', '/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
> > > $ref = explode('/', $referer);
> > > if ( in_array($ref[1], $_valid_referrers) )
> > >  return true;
> > > else
> > >  return false;
> > >}
> >
> > That is a good idea.
> > $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is the web server identifier, right?
> > My web server is 10.0.0.5 from the internal LAN.
> > I am hesitant to allow HTTP_REFERERs from 10.0.0.5 because it seems to me
> that it would be easy enough to configure a strange box
> > to imitate 10.0.0.5.
> > Can I somehow check that the HTTP_REFERER = localhost?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

-
Joy is just a thing (to be).. raised on,
Love is just the way to Live and Die,
John Denver.
-
He lost a friend, but kept his Memory (also John Denver),
Thank you...John Corones...my friend always.
-
Look lovingly upon the present,
for it holds the only things that are forever true.
-
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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Tech Support]

I think you are looking for something different.

do this:

print "";
print_r($_SERVER);
print "";

You will see a whole bunch of useful globals. As a matter of fact, try this
one out too:

print "";
print_r($GLOBALS);
print "";

Jim Grill
Support
Web-1 Hosting
http://www.web-1hosting.net
- Original Message -
From: "Bob Lockie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dennis Gearon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tech Support"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security


>
> >There is no substitute for good data verification such as strip_tags() or
> >some regular expressions to limit valid input. I also would recomend
> >checking the referrer to be sure someone doesn't hijack you form and try
to
> >modify it and submit it from a remote location. Here is an example:
> >
> >if (validReferrer() === false)
> > die("invalid referrer");
> >
> >function validReferrer()
> >{
> > $_valid_referrers =
> >array("www.yoursite.com","www2.yoursite.com","yoursite.com");
> > $referer = str_replace('//', '/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
> > $ref = explode('/', $referer);
> > if ( in_array($ref[1], $_valid_referrers) )
> >  return true;
> > else
> >  return false;
> >}
>
> That is a good idea.
> $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is the web server identifier, right?
> My web server is 10.0.0.5 from the internal LAN.
> I am hesitant to allow HTTP_REFERERs from 10.0.0.5 because it seems to me
that it would be easy enough to configure a strange box
> to imitate 10.0.0.5.
> Can I somehow check that the HTTP_REFERER = localhost?
>
>
>
>
>



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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Bob Lockie]

>There is no substitute for good data verification such as strip_tags() or
>some regular expressions to limit valid input. I also would recomend
>checking the referrer to be sure someone doesn't hijack you form and try to
>modify it and submit it from a remote location. Here is an example:
>
>if (validReferrer() === false)
> die("invalid referrer");
>
>function validReferrer()
>{
> $_valid_referrers =
>array("www.yoursite.com","www2.yoursite.com","yoursite.com");
> $referer = str_replace('//', '/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
> $ref = explode('/', $referer);
> if ( in_array($ref[1], $_valid_referrers) )
>  return true;
> else
>  return false;
>}

That is a good idea.
$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is the web server identifier, right?
My web server is 10.0.0.5 from the internal LAN.
I am hesitant to allow HTTP_REFERERs from 10.0.0.5 because it seems to me that it 
would be easy enough to configure a strange box
to imitate 10.0.0.5.
Can I somehow check that the HTTP_REFERER = localhost?




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RE: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[John Holmes]

HTTP_REFERRER can be spoofed quite easily with some browsers. 

The best way to handle this is to provide as much of your own data as
possible, and validate anything you do end up using from the user.

For instance, use your own subject, make sure the To: address comes from
you (a file or database, whatever), etc... Make sure anything coming
from the user, that you put into the headers, subject, from, reply-to,
etc... do not have any line breaks. A simple str_replace or something to
remove them, or pop up an error if they are there, will work.

The less user data you can use the better. It gives them less of a
chance to insert extra headers, which is pretty much the only threat. If
there's a possibility of the email not being shown as plain text, then
you'll want to use striptags() like others mentioned. 

---John Holmes...

> -Original Message-
> From: Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:57 AM
> To: Dennis Gearon; Bob Lockie
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security
> 
> There is no substitute for good data verification such as strip_tags()
or
> some regular expressions to limit valid input. I also would recomend
> checking the referrer to be sure someone doesn't hijack you form and
try
> to
> modify it and submit it from a remote location. Here is an example:
> 
> if (validReferrer() === false)
>  die("invalid referrer");
> 
> function validReferrer()
> {
>  $_valid_referrers =
> array("www.yoursite.com","www2.yoursite.com","yoursite.com");
>  $referer = str_replace('//', '/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
>  $ref = explode('/', $referer);
>  if ( in_array($ref[1], $_valid_referrers) )
>   return true;
>  else
>   return false;
> }
> 
> Jim Grill
> Support
> Web-1 Hosting
> http://www.web-1hosting.net
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dennis Gearon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Bob Lockie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security
> 
> 
> > What I meant was, how to sanitize the input on the forms so that
> > malicious stuff cannot be put as commands, etc. in the email
address, or
> > body, or 'extra' field of the 'mail()' function in PHP.
> > --
> > -
> > Joy is just a thing (to be).. raised on,
> > Love is just the way to Live and Die,
> > John Denver.
> > -
> > He lost a friend, but kept his Memory (also John Denver),
> > Thank you...John Corones...my friend always.
> > -
> > Look lovingly upon the present,
> > for it holds the only things that are forever true.
> > -
> > Sincerely, Dennis Gearon (Kegley)
> >
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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Tech Support]

There is no substitute for good data verification such as strip_tags() or
some regular expressions to limit valid input. I also would recomend
checking the referrer to be sure someone doesn't hijack you form and try to
modify it and submit it from a remote location. Here is an example:

if (validReferrer() === false)
 die("invalid referrer");

function validReferrer()
{
 $_valid_referrers =
array("www.yoursite.com","www2.yoursite.com","yoursite.com");
 $referer = str_replace('//', '/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
 $ref = explode('/', $referer);
 if ( in_array($ref[1], $_valid_referrers) )
  return true;
 else
  return false;
}

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Web-1 Hosting
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- Original Message -
From: "Dennis Gearon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Lockie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security


> What I meant was, how to sanitize the input on the forms so that
> malicious stuff cannot be put as commands, etc. in the email address, or
> body, or 'extra' field of the 'mail()' function in PHP.
> --
> -
> Joy is just a thing (to be).. raised on,
> Love is just the way to Live and Die,
> John Denver.
> -
> He lost a friend, but kept his Memory (also John Denver),
> Thank you...John Corones...my friend always.
> -
> Look lovingly upon the present,
> for it holds the only things that are forever true.
> -
> Sincerely, Dennis Gearon (Kegley)
>
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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Justin French]

- strip_tags() will remove HTML and PHP code from a string

- there is a great function set which validates email address' to ensure the
email address is in the correct format available from killersoft:
http://killersoft.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2

- ensuring there are no newlines (\n) in the email address, subject, etc etc
will ensure that they aren't sneaking another email header into an existing
header.


Justin French



on 28/07/02 1:54 PM, Dennis Gearon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

> What I meant was, how to sanitize the input on the forms so that
> malicious stuff cannot be put as commands, etc. in the email address, or
> body, or 'extra' field of the 'mail()' function in PHP.


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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Dennis Gearon]

What I meant was, how to sanitize the input on the forms so that
malicious stuff cannot be put as commands, etc. in the email address, or
body, or 'extra' field of the 'mail()' function in PHP.
-- 
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Joy is just a thing (to be).. raised on,
Love is just the way to Live and Die,
John Denver.
-
He lost a friend, but kept his Memory (also John Denver),
Thank you...John Corones...my friend always.
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Look lovingly upon the present,
for it holds the only things that are forever true.
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Re: [PHP] php 'mail()' security

[Bob Lockie]

On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:31:16 -0700, Dennis Gearon wrote:

>How can I make my form which entered by a user, then sent to a company
>employee, secure, not vulnerable attack?
>-- 
>-
>Joy is just a thing (to be).. raised on,
>Love is just the way to Live and Die,
>   John Denver.
>-
>He lost a friend, but kept his Memory (also John Denver),
>   Thank you...John Corones...my friend always.
>-
>Look lovingly upon the present,
>for it holds the only things that are forever true.
>-
>   Sincerely, Dennis Gearon (Kegley)

Setup SSL on your web server.




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Re: [PHP] PHP MAIL function...why wont it work????

[DL Neil]

Brad,
[I've put this back on the list, because someone who's into PHP's MAIL()
from Linux might be able to help]

> OK, I 'KISS'ed' it. The line now reads:
>  mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "Please call if this works", "Hi
there",
> "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]");
> and works fine. BUT, if i put my email address
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> in the 'to' field, no email is delivered. If i send it to any
optushome
> address, no result. Seems it will work fine if sent outside my ISP.
> Any ideas??

Well the most ?sensible is that your fine Australian carrier, being ever
mindful and caring of their customers, don't want you to talk to
yourself - or to hear those voices in your head!? Now if you told me
that you could 'talk' to in-house addresses but not 'outside', I'd not
be surprised, but this way around?

First off: you've achieved a successful transmission, so that you have
proven the connection between PHP and the SMTP mail server!

Secondly (I assume) you can use your email client to send msgs to
yourself?
(try not to listen to those voices - but don't ask me why - I'm only
repeating what people say to me, regularly!)

Ask "CK" to analyse the headers of the 'successful' msg. Take a look and
see if you can follow the various servers that the msg routed through.
Compare that with the headers on your me-to-me email and look for
commonlity/differences.

Other than that, another course would be to ask your ISP to explain the
situation/email set up/if there is some 'bar' to prevent you from
sending to yourself (a bit dopey, but possible) -  I copy every
newsletter sent to clients with one sent to 'me' - one of several checks
for success/failure).

Meantime, set yourself up with a free email service, eg Yahoo, and
organise that as a 'reflector', ie to forward any msgs received
automatically and immediately to your Optus account. Then use that for
testing your transmissions (and not having to bother CK=Superman - wish
my alter ego had such dramatic presence, but I think mine is a hat...).
That way you could get on with things meantime.

Regards,
=dn



> >> Yep it is a linux box.
> >
> > Ok, seeing that's 'sweet', go for "KISS"!
> > See earlier comments about simplifying and once 'plain vanilla' is
> > working, add back the optional headers/multiple lines, etc. Will be
> > easier to work out what's breaking things, and then address that
issue.
> >
> > Regards,
> > =dn
> >
> >
>  Hi all... I have a line in a page that should send me an email
when
> >>> the page
>  is loaded.
>  mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "worked", "Line 1\nLine
2\nLine
> >>> 3");
>  when i load the page...i get NO error msgs, but the function does
> > not
> >>> send
>  the mail. There is no record of any activity in the mail
log...any
> >>> ideas...
> >>>
> >>> If your server is not a *nix box you need to separate headers with
> > CRLF
> >>> (Win) or CR (Mac).
> >>> What does php.ini say in the mail section?
> >>> Simplify the msg right down to the barest minimum, get it to work,
> > then
> >>> start adding...
> >
>
>


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Re: [PHP] PHP MAIL function...why wont it work????

[DL Neil]

Brad,

> Yep it is a linux box.

Ok, seeing that's 'sweet', go for "KISS"!
See earlier comments about simplifying and once 'plain vanilla' is
working, add back the optional headers/multiple lines, etc. Will be
easier to work out what's breaking things, and then address that issue.

Regards,
=dn


> >> Hi all... I have a line in a page that should send me an email when
> > the page
> >> is loaded.
> >> mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "worked", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine
> > 3");
> >> when i load the page...i get NO error msgs, but the function does
not
> > send
> >> the mail. There is no record of any activity in the mail log...any
> > ideas...
> >
> > If your server is not a *nix box you need to separate headers with
CRLF
> > (Win) or CR (Mac).
> > What does php.ini say in the mail section?
> > Simplify the msg right down to the barest minimum, get it to work,
then
> > start adding...


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Re: [PHP] PHP MAIL function...why wont it work????

[Brad Wright]

Yep it is a linux box.

> From: "DL Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "DL Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:55:59 -
> To: "Brad Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "PHP General List"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP MAIL function...why wont it work
> 
> Hi Brad,
> 
>> Hi all... I have a line in a page that should send me an email when
> the page
>> is loaded.
>> mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "worked", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine
> 3");
>> when i load the page...i get NO error msgs, but the function does not
> send
>> the mail. There is no record of any activity in the mail log...any
> ideas...
> 
> 
> If your server is not a *nix box you need to separate headers with CRLF
> (Win) or CR (Mac).
> What does php.ini say in the mail section?
> Simplify the msg right down to the barest minimum, get it to work, then
> start adding...
> =dn
> 
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Re: [PHP] PHP MAIL function...why wont it work????

[DL Neil]

Hi Brad,

> Hi all... I have a line in a page that should send me an email when
the page
> is loaded.
>  mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "worked", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine
3");
> when i load the page...i get NO error msgs, but the function does not
send
> the mail. There is no record of any activity in the mail log...any
ideas...


If your server is not a *nix box you need to separate headers with CRLF
(Win) or CR (Mac).
What does php.ini say in the mail section?
Simplify the msg right down to the barest minimum, get it to work, then
start adding...
=dn


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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function. Help please...

[Anthony Ritter]

Thank you!

It works fine.

Regards,
Tony




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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function. Help please...

[Avdija A . Ahmedhodžić]

do you have sendmail or smtp configured properly. Yao should test that
first. Try to put instad of SMTP=localhost name of  some other server, taht
you can connect and send mail from.


- Original Message -
From: Anthony Ritter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 19. studeni 2001 01:07
Subject: [PHP] PHP mail() function. Help please...


> I'm reading J.Meloni's tutorial on page 119 in "Fast and Easy" and she is
> explaining using the PHP mail function.
>
> There are two scripts for this example...
>
> One is the .html file which lays out the form with input boxes, a textarea
> box and a submit button.
>
> It is:
>
> 
> 
>  Simple Feedback Form 
> 
> 
> 
>   Your name:  
> 
>   Your e-mail address:  
> 
>   Your message:  
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
> The next is the PHP script which reads as follows:
>
>  $msg="This e-mail is being sent from www site\n";
> $msg.="Sender's name: \t$sender_name\n";
> $msg.="Sender's e-mail:\t$sender_email\n";
> $msg.="Message:\t$message\n\n";
> $to="[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> $subject="Website Feedback";
> $mailheaders="From: My website<> \n";
> $mailheaders.="Reply to: $sender_email\n\n";
> mail($to,$subject,$msg,$mailheaders);
> ?>
> 
> 
> Simple Feedback Form
> 
> 
> The following e-mail has been sent:
> Your Name:
> 
> Your email address:
> 
> Message:
> 
> 
> 
> ..
>
> Everytime I input a name, e-mail, and test blurb for the message box form
> and hit submit, I get:
>
> Warning: Failed to connect in C:\Program Files\Apache
> Group\Apache\htdocs\send_simpleform.php
> in line 10.
>
> I have made the corrections in my php.ini file in the [mail function]
> to read as follows:
>
> SMTP=localhost
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please advise if anyone knows what I am doing wrong.
>
> Thanking all in advance.
> Tony Ritter
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function

[Mark Maggelet]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:32:49 -0600, Kevin Leavell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
>Regular email flows in and out just fine.
>
>The host providers are and have been fiddling with the dns stuff to
>no avail.

we don't know anything about your setup, it could be that a different
server is handling your mail. If you can ping, say, google.com from
the server then that says your dns is ok, if so your problem is
probably that php can't find sendmail or something like that.
otherwise it's a network problem and you'll have to let the host
figure it out.

>Kevin
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Mark Maggelet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 12:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function
>
>
>On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:11:57 -0600, Kevin Leavell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>wrote:
>>mail0 is sending mail that can't be received by aol or my local
isp.
>> That
>>same mail can be received by other sites on that same server.  The
>>mail doesn't bounce but I am getting a few DSN errors in my
maillog.
>
>it sounds like you don't have dns set up. try pinging a bunch of
>domains from the server.
>
>>My site is
>>hosted at a major hosting company.  Funny enough, when the scripts
>>were run
>>on their server w/ php as a cgi, all worked well.  When I moved my
>>scripts
>>to a server that had mod_php, I began having problems.
>>
>>Any wizards out their have any ideas?  The hosting company seems to
>>have run
>>out of ideas.
>>
>>The PHP version is 4.0.3pl1 running on Redhat 6x with Apache 1.3.14
>>
>>I have tried various header configs, double checked my php.ini file
>>sendmail
>>config, but after a week of dealing with this, I'll try
>>anythingI'll
>>even dance a jig if that is what it takes.
>>
>>TIA,
>>
>>Kevin
>>
>>
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function

[Kevin Leavell]

Regular email flows in and out just fine.

The host providers are and have been fiddling with the dns stuff to no
avail.

Kevin

- Original Message -
From: Mark Maggelet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function


On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:11:57 -0600, Kevin Leavell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
>mail0 is sending mail that can't be received by aol or my local isp.
> That
>same mail can be received by other sites on that same server.  The
>mail doesn't bounce but I am getting a few DSN errors in my maillog.

it sounds like you don't have dns set up. try pinging a bunch of
domains from the server.

>My site is
>hosted at a major hosting company.  Funny enough, when the scripts
>were run
>on their server w/ php as a cgi, all worked well.  When I moved my
>scripts
>to a server that had mod_php, I began having problems.
>
>Any wizards out their have any ideas?  The hosting company seems to
>have run
>out of ideas.
>
>The PHP version is 4.0.3pl1 running on Redhat 6x with Apache 1.3.14
>
>I have tried various header configs, double checked my php.ini file
>sendmail
>config, but after a week of dealing with this, I'll try
>anythingI'll
>even dance a jig if that is what it takes.
>
>TIA,
>
>Kevin
>
>
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Re: [PHP] PHP mail() function

[Mark Maggelet]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:11:57 -0600, Kevin Leavell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
>mail0 is sending mail that can't be received by aol or my local isp.
> That
>same mail can be received by other sites on that same server.  The
>mail doesn't bounce but I am getting a few DSN errors in my maillog.

it sounds like you don't have dns set up. try pinging a bunch of
domains from the server.

>My site is
>hosted at a major hosting company.  Funny enough, when the scripts
>were run
>on their server w/ php as a cgi, all worked well.  When I moved my
>scripts
>to a server that had mod_php, I began having problems.
>
>Any wizards out their have any ideas?  The hosting company seems to
>have run
>out of ideas.
>
>The PHP version is 4.0.3pl1 running on Redhat 6x with Apache 1.3.14
>
>I have tried various header configs, double checked my php.ini file
>sendmail
>config, but after a week of dealing with this, I'll try
>anythingI'll
>even dance a jig if that is what it takes.
>
>TIA,
>
>Kevin
>
>
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RE: [PHP] PHP mail() security hole on 4.0.5+

[Rasmus Lerdorf]

> > -Original Message-
> > From: Michael Geier, CDM Systems Admin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:39 AM
> > To: PHP Mailing List
> > Subject: [PHP] PHP mail() security hole on 4.0.5+
> >
> >
> > http://www.net-security.org/text/bugs/995534103,28541,.shtml
>
> Anyone have suggestions on a quick fix for this? Is there some sort of
> validation on the user input that should be done?

Note that it is only a problem on shared servers where safe-mode is turned
on.  For those servers a really quick-fix is to disable the mail function
in your php.ini file.

A better fix is to apply this patch:

http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php4/ext/standard/mail.c.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.33&r2=text&tr2=1.38&diff_format=u

-Rasmus


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RE: [PHP] PHP mail() security hole on 4.0.5+

[Johnson, Kirk]

> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Geier, CDM Systems Admin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:39 AM
> To: PHP Mailing List
> Subject: [PHP] PHP mail() security hole on 4.0.5+
> 
> 
> http://www.net-security.org/text/bugs/995534103,28541,.shtml

Anyone have suggestions on a quick fix for this? Is there some sort of
validation on the user input that should be done?

TIA

Kirk

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RE: [PHP] php mail form with predefined subject

[scott [gts]]

link to the mail form like this:

mailform.php?subject=Requesting+information+on

and in the mailform, have a subject field something
like this:




> -Original Message-
> From: Ed Peddycoart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Subject: [PHP] php mail form with predefined subject
> 
> 
> I am in need of a mail form script which has the subject line filled in for
> the userHere's what I mean
> 
> Let's say I have a webpage.
> 
> On the web page is a picture of a truck, maybe a 1999 Ford F150.
> 
> If the user clicks the pic, he/she is taken to a brief description of the
> truck.
> 
> On the description page is a button which says "email for more info".
> 
> If the user clicks this button he/she is taken to a page which is a mail
> form, with the subject being something like, "Requesting information on 1999
> Ford F150"
> 
> I guess what you could say, in a way, is that I want to have a mail form,
> with the subject set according to where the user is coming from...sort of, I
> guess...
> 
> Can anyone point me to some example code on how to do this?  Or an archive
> of php mailform scripts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [PHP] php mail form with predefined subject

[David Robley]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:17, Ed Peddycoart wrote:
> I am in need of a mail form script which has the subject line filled in
> for the userHere's what I mean
>
> Let's say I have a webpage.
>
> On the web page is a picture of a truck, maybe a 1999 Ford F150.
>
> If the user clicks the pic, he/she is taken to a brief description of
> the truck.
>
> On the description page is a button which says "email for more info".
>
> If the user clicks this button he/she is taken to a page which is a
> mail form, with the subject being something like, "Requesting
> information on 1999 Ford F150"
>
> I guess what you could say, in a way, is that I want to have a mail
> form, with the subject set according to where the user is coming
> from...sort of, I guess...
>
> Can anyone point me to some example code on how to do this?  Or an
> archive of php mailform scripts?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed

Sounds like you are using a form to allow a submit button - so you could 
add a hidden field containing the subject?





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