mail()--code looks okay, but nooo

[neobyte]

Could someone take a look at this...my eyes are getting blurry! I keep getting the following error messages and mail is not sent. My php.ini is set for now to-
[mail function] SMTP=smtp.sbcglobal.net ;for win32 only
sendmail_from=[e-mail] ;for win32 only
Is my syntax messed up? I still don't get the thing about headers. The manual's definition of the mail() function hasn't really helped.

Warning: Failed to Connect in C:\apache\htdocs\formail.php on line 104

Warning: Failed to Connect in C:\apache\htdocs\formail.php on line 108

//...previous line omitted to keep this brief

if ($uemail) // Check for email address
{
$umail = "Email - $uemail"; // Create a line for the email message
$message .= "$umail\n"; // Add it to the message
}
else
{
$error .= "You did not enter your e-mail address<br>\n" ; // Add to Error report if missing
}

//...the following lines are 104-108

mail("$uemail", "RJS Placement Form", $message, "From: Dave Marshall <[e-mail]>");

mail("[e-mail]", "Placement", $message, "From: $uemail");

//...

I'd really appreciate some help.

[stezz]

hmm.. code looks ok from what I can see. Try using a mail client to connect to the smtp host you supplied. Maybe there's something wrong with that server?

Regards, Stezz.

[jerdo]

Read this http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php. If you are using PHP 4.2.x or lower you can't use from: on a windows machine.
Warning!!! The following is a lecture:
I've posting about this a half dozen times on the board. Please search the boards before cluttering them with the same question ten other people asked, that way we can help people more efficiently and not get tired of coming here and reading the same questions over and over from people who don't use the resources available to them.

[neobyte]

I always search the board first, but could not find anything specific enough. I know this is a commonplace use for php...as such I had hoped the examples/tutorials I found would produce a working script that I might learn from. Unfortunately, everyone I've tryed is buggy, thus serving to confuse rather than enlighten. The manual reads like something translated by babelfish.