sms mail and mail()

[toshog]

hi all..

i have a little mail() trouble:

a function like:
mail($SMSTo, $Subject, $Body, 'From: '.$MailFrom);

when i use it this way to send a message to a cell phone like:
$SMSTo = '[e-mail]';

the from header is not getting sent somehow. on the phone it says its from:
[e-mail]

if i use the same function to send the message to a normal email account all the headers turn up right.

i have another backend processor installed on the same machine - a language called WebDNA. it also has a mail build in function - [sendmail]. using that one the from header on the phone displays correctly...

any ideas?

thanks...

[MarkR]

Perhaps it uses the envelope sender rather than the "From:" header.

Change it so that it sets the envelope sender.

Setting the envelope server is somewhat MTA-specific, however if you're using a sendmail-like one, add "-f [e-mail]" to the extra parameters.

Of course you might need to add the web user to a group who is allowed to specify arbitrary envelope senders in sendmail or your MTA - how to do this is specific to your MTA.

Mark