header problem

scuba

Hi, I'm trying to use html tags in my web form email sender. For some reason it accepts the tags and sends the message but at the end I also get encoded garble. anyone know why?

Thanks
Steve

$headers = "From: $fromname <$fromaddress>\r\n";
$headers.= "To: MPI Members <$fromaddress>\r\n";
$headers.= "Reply-To: $fromaddress\r\n";
$headers.= "bcc: $display_block";
$headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
$boundary = uniqid("HTMLDEMO");
$headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/alternative" . "; boundary = $boundary\r\n\r\n";
$headers .= "This is a MIME encoded message.\r\n\r\n";
$headers .= "--$boundary\r\n" .
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n" .
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n\r\n";
$headers .= chunk_split(base64_encode("This is the plain text version!"));
$headers .= "--$boundary\r\n" .
"Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n" .
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n\r\n";
$headers .= chunk_split(base64_encode("$words"));

mail($to, $Subject, $words, $headers);

my email I get back looks like:

this should be bold and underlined nëaŠË!¢é]mæè•Ö§véÝz¹bç

khaine

what does the headers in the email look like. The ones in the receiving mail program?

Mark.

scuba

I'm using outlook express, there's a grey tab with some headers in it. Specificlly:

From: me To:you
Subject: HTML test

and in the body it has:

this should be bold and underlined nëaŠË!¢é]mæè•Ö§véÝz¹bç

where the normal looking text comes out bold and underlined.

I could echo my headers for you if you would like to see those.

Thanks,
Steve

khaine

If you echo the headers I might be able to spot the prob..

scuba

Here is my header information:

From: Steve To: MPI Members Reply-To: steve@supracore.com bcc: steve@supracore.com, 007@supracore.com, steve@supracore.com, MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary = HTMLDEMO3b825dd4ed042 This is a MIME encoded message. --HTMLDEMO3b825dd4ed042 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgcGxhaW4gdGV4dCB2ZXJzaW9uIQ== --HTMLDEMO3b825dd4ed042 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PGI+PHU+dGhpcyBzaG91bGQgYmUgYm9sZCBhbmQgdW5kZXJsaW5lZDwvdT48L2I+DQoNCg==

khaine

First glance suggest that you missed the end boundary. You need to add

$headers.="--$boundary--";

I think that with the end missing it seems to be taking the message that is already encyrpted and encrypting it again.

Mark.

scuba

that work great thanks : )

just gotta work on me including images now and I'll be all set.

thanks again : )

Steve

khaine

if you want inline images you could try setting your headers as.

Errors: mlangrid@tlg.co.uk
From : exmail@tlg.co.uk
To: mlangrid@tlg.co.uk
Subject: Pic Example
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; charset=us-ascii; boundary="next-bit"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="mess.html"
Content-Base: http://extra.leeds.tlg

--next-bit
Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

<HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<CENTER>
HELLO<P>
<IMG src="cid:pic1.1a" border=4>
</CENTER>

</BODY>

--next-bit
Content-Type: multipart/alterative; type=text/plain; charset=us-ascii

This Email is intended to be view as HTML
If you cannot view HTML Email - Tough.

--next-bit
Content-Type: image/gif
Content-ID: <pic1.1a>
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="rose.gif"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

base64 file removed.
**

--next-bit--

where the ** is you put the base64 encypted image file.

If you are using linux the command uuencode will perform the encryption.

or you can use a none inline system and just give the full url. i.e.

Mark.

scuba

Thanks mark, I've been using the direct url method for now but have found that the only way it would work for me is to leave out the "'s on both sides of the URL. Wierd eh?

Thanks,
Steve