Mail() small problem that I cannot get

[cafrow]

Okay, I have asked so much today and feel bad, but this problem is getting hard to work out.

I am trying to use the Mail() PHP function to send an Email from my server to the user so they can activate their account. Here is what I have so far.

I am able to send an email with this code no problem.

if (!mail([e-mail],"Account activation for 2CGs", $emailmessage,
     "From: cafrow@$SERVER_NAME\r\n"
    ."Reply-To: cafrow@$SERVER_NAME\r\n"
    ."X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() )){
	echo "Email not Send.";
		exit();
}

but when I use a Variable instead of the straight up email it does not work. so if I use

$email=$_REQUEST['email'];
if (!mail($email,"Account activation for 2CGs", $emailmessage,
     "From: cafrow@$SERVER_NAME\r\n"
    ."Reply-To: cafrow@$SERVER_NAME\r\n"
    ."X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion() )){
	echo "Email not Send.";
		exit();
}

when I do this I get a WEIRD ass error, does not make sence but I get an email to my hotmail account that says this

A message that you sent contained no recipient addresses, and therefore no
delivery could be attempted.

------ This is a copy of your message, including all the headers. ------

Received: from nobody by box9.fuitadnet.com with local (Exim 4.24)
	id 1AbCKo-0006Ln-OB; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:22:26 -0500
To: 
Subject: Account activation for 2computergeeks
From: [email][e-mail][/email]
Reply-To: [email][e-mail][/email]
X-Mailer: PHP/4.3.4
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
X-rewrote-sender: [email][e-mail][/email]
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:22:26 -0500

this is a test to see if the mail server works

It makes no sence. I have mail forwarding to my hotmail from my domain but it has never worked till now, I have no clue that is going on here.

EDIT: I just tested and I am receiving this email Because of the email forwarding, It does have something to do with not being able to read the email address from a variable. I have tried putting ' ' around it and that did not work. I am so lost.

any help would be apriciated.

[leatherback]

Hi,

It should be able to read the email from a variable (I do it all the time). Isn't it possible the $email variable is just plain empty? have you tested this? (echo $email😉

J.

[cafrow]

Did anyone else here know that $Reguest and $request are not the same?

Thanks man, I had been staring at this for to long to notice it myself.

Thanks