Re: [PHP] phpmailer send() always return true even the email address is invalid
On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 20:38 +0800, Keith wrote: Due to my web hosting server implement SMTP authentication, I couldn't do it with PHP mail() function, so I opt for PHPMailer. However, the $mail-Send() method always return true even I've set the $mail-AddAddress with invalid email address. I've tried with valid address. It's good and I've received the email. Then I set it with invalid x...@gmail.com, the return value is true, and I have received email from mailer daemon that gmail has rejected the email. Then I set the $mail-Address with invalid name invalid domain. This time, the $mail-Send() still return as true, however, I didn't receive email from mailer daemon this time. Any idea why this happened? Any solution for me or suggestion to use other send mail class/function that support SMTP authentication? Thanks! Keith The return code only informs you that the mail was sent successfully, not that it was received, so you can have invalid email addresses and still have the function return true. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] phpmailer send() always return true even the email address is invalid
From: Ashley Sheridan On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 20:38 +0800, Keith wrote: Due to my web hosting server implement SMTP authentication, I couldn't do it with PHP mail() function, so I opt for PHPMailer. However, the $mail-Send() method always return true even I've set the $mail-AddAddress with invalid email address. I've tried with valid address. It's good and I've received the email. Then I set it with invalid x...@gmail.com, the return value is true, and I have received email from mailer daemon that gmail has rejected the email. Then I set the $mail-Address with invalid name invalid domain. This time, the $mail-Send() still return as true, however, I didn't receive email from mailer daemon this time. Any idea why this happened? Any solution for me or suggestion to use other send mail class/function that support SMTP authentication? The return code only informs you that the mail was sent successfully, not that it was received, so you can have invalid email addresses and still have the function return true. The return code only tells you the local server accepted the mail. It is unlikely that server knows the address is invalid since it can only validate the domain portion of the address. Only the destination server can validate the user name, and most are now configured not to report mail sent to invalid addresses due to spam. They will silently discard the message. Bob McConnell -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] phpmailer send() always return true even the email address is invalid
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:00:24AM -0400, Bob McConnell wrote: The return code only tells you the local server accepted the mail. It is unlikely that server knows the address is invalid since it can only validate the domain portion of the address. Only the destination server can validate the user name, and most are now configured not to report mail sent to invalid addresses due to spam. They will silently discard the message. It used to be that internet mail servers would deny an email address as invalid while the SMTP conversation was going on. Then, because of services with millions of addresses, like Yahoo, they stopped doing this, and instead would bounce the messages back some time later. I recently had a conversation with a guy who's heavily involved in internet email. His view echoed what you're saying-- it does spammers a favor to bounce messages to bad addresses. But I got the impression that his view was a minority one. It sounds like you're saying his view has become the majority view. Does your job put you in a position to confirm this with authority? Paul -- Paul M. Foster -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
