why would this script work fine on my windows box, but not my linux box? both sit on same router.

<?PHP

ini_set ("SMTP", "smtp.comcast.net");
ini_set ("smtp_port", "25");
mail("xxx@gmail.com", "ha ha test", "this is my email test", 'From: me@here.com');
?>

linux box = debian.

PING smtp.comcast.net (63.240.77.77) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from smtp.comcast.net (63.240.77.77): icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=34.1 ms
64 bytes from smtp.comcast.net (63.240.77.77): icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=36.7 ms

telnet smtp.comcast.net 25
Trying 206.18.177.17...
Connected to almailhost.ops.asp.att.net.
Escape character is ']'.
220 comcast.net - Maillennium ESMTP/MULTIBOX alnrmhc13 #31

    i had to reconfigure exim4. i never told it to use comcast. working now

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