problem with mail() func.

[benjammin]

ok... here is the code:

<?php

if (!$_POST[submit]) {

?>

!--- HTML CRAP HERE ---!

<?php

} else {

$mail_to = "[e-mail]";

$headers = "From: $POST[sender_name] <$POST[sender_email]>";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP 4.x";

$time_sent = date("m.d.Y @ H:i:sa");

$msg = "From: $POST[sender_name]:<$POST[sender_email]>\n";
$msg .= "--------------------------------------------------\n";
$msg .= nl2br($_POST[message]);
$msg .= "\n\n";

$msubject = "$POST[msg_priority]:$POST[subject]SENT on ($POST[time_sent])";

mail($mail_to,$msubject,$msg,$headers);

echo ("<div align=center><h1>Thanks, $_POST[sender_name], for emailing us, we will be in contact soon!</h1></div>");

}
?>

for some reason it "seems" to be working, but isn't actually sending mail... I have my php.ini set to my SMTP server (mail.comcast.net) and email set to my main email address... it goes through the script and I get the correct return of the echo after it "seems" to send the email... but I don't actually get the mail... I'm a little new to this, please bear with me 😃

also if it helps... running latest stable apache (2.0.47) and php4.3.3 on WinXP. I have ZoneAlarm pro... but apache has permissions, and it does the same even if I disable ZApro.

thanks in advance for any help you can give me! 🙂

[dalecosp]

I'll make a wild guess that the problem is out there on the net. You might try adding a "Errors-To:" header, and see if you get a bounce that will help diagnose the issue.

Spam rules might be catching it, etc.

Are you sure that your ISP is allowing outbound port 25 traffic?

[benjammin]

I'm pretty sure outbound port 25 is ok. I will try the headers thingy. Thank you very much for your input! 😃