Answer to hotmail email problems!

[Patioman]

Hi All;

I've been reading this forum for about a month now. I think it is great!!! So I became registered today. I have been programming in PHP for about 2 months. I've noticed several posts about not being able to send email to hotmail accounts via. PHP.

I also was having the same problem. I have stumbled onto a possible answer. I need some input on this though.

I have found out that hotmail doesn't like the standard method of the way PHP sends the header info, i.e.

$mail_headers="From: $fromemail\n";
mail($tomail,$subject,$message,$mail_headers);

I have found that the following works for me:

$mail_headers="From:" . "echo($fromemail);";
mail($tomail,$subject,$message,$mail_headers);

The end result in the received email is:

From: echo([e-mail]);

This is a little unsightly, however it allows the mail to be sent...

Any input from you all on this would be appreciated.

Patioman

[bernouli]

simple try

$mail_headers = "From: ".$fromemail."\n";

[Patioman]

Thanks for your suggestion. I gave it a try, but it didn't work.
I'll keep experimenting with it and let you know.

I have found out that this works with hotmail accounts also.

$mail_headers = "From: [e-mail]\n";
mail($tomail,$subject,$message,$mail_headers);

and this:

mail($tomail,$subject,$message,"From: [e-mail]\n");

Patioman