Sendmail and mail()

[Anon]

We have recently set up sendmail on our apache server, but I still cannot send emails through mail() function.

We are using Sun Solaris, and I think the configuration is set correctly on PHP side.
I also looked at the log, but there was nothing that seems relevant.

So I ran sendmail through a command line.
Like this...
/usr/lib/sendmail [email address]
but didn't receive any email.
I didn't get any error message, though.

I am very confused if this is a problem with PHP or sendmail.

Does any one have any suggestions?

Eri

[Anon]

Eri,

Here is something you can try:

<?php

// declare variables
$to = "[e-mail]";
$from = "[e-mail]";
$replyto = "[e-mail]";
$subject = "Your subject";
$body = "Your Body";

$fd = popen("/usr/sbin/sendmail -t","w");
fputs($fd, "To: $to\n");

fputs($fd, "From: $from\n");
fputs($fd, "Reply-to: $replyto\n");
fputs($fd, "Subject: $subject\n");
fputs($fd, "$body\n\n");

pclose($fd);

This will open a connection to sendmail, and attempt to send the email. Change the address' accordingly, and see if you get anything. Let me know the result.

[ John Barker
[ [e-mail]

[Anon]

Thank you for your help, John.

I tried your code, but nothing has happened. No error message nor email received.

[Anon]

Thanks a lot John, it works for me who had the same problem !

[Anon]

Hey John -
This worked great. However, I do have a follow-up question. I've tried using sendmail's -f option, to no avail. In the code you reference, I'm trying:

$fd = popen("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f '[e-mail]' ","w");

Any suggestions?

Thanks -
Mark Caes
SolveInteractive

[Anon]

Mark,

What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

John Barker | email: [e-mail]
[EMBLED] - WORK FOR MIND | voice: [phone]
http://www.embled.net/ | address: Cincinnati, OH

[Anon]

Hey John -
I'm trying to force the "From" address on the email's header (envelope). In Perl I use:

$mailprog = "/usr/lib/sendmail -f '$client_webmaster_address";
open (MAIL, "|$mailprog $client_address") || die "Can't open $mailprog!\n";
print MAIL "From:", $client_webmaster_address, " \n";
print MAIL "Reply-to:", $client_webmaster_address, " \n";
print MAIL "To:", $ client_address, " \n";
print MAIL "Subject: Brochure Request\n";
print MAIL "\n\n";
print MAIL "Thank-You For Your Interest\n";
print MAIL "\n";
print MAIL "Name: $firstname $lastname", "\n";
close(MAIL);

If the $client_address (above) is valid but not correct and I don't use the -f option, then the bounced message ends up on our webserver. But with the -f option, it lands in the clients webmaster's mailbox. Using the "From" alone does not work.

I appreciate your time.
Thanks -
Mark

[Anon]

How to send a mail with correct Return-Path.
If I send a mail to a not existing address no Mailer Daemon sends it back. I set

From: [e-mail]
Return-Path: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]

as extra header fields in PHP mail()-function. "From" and "Reply-To" work fine. But how to set "Return-Path"?

[Anon]

I also had this problem. Mail() function can handle mails well but once the mail sent out is unreachable, only root knew that. Users who sent mails seems not know whether their mails reach the destination or not.
Does anyone know How can we use php mail function to tackle the rebouced mails or dead letters? Thanks.

[Anon]

thankz, it works perfectly

[Anon]

Hi, I have the same problem, did you manage to solve it?

[Anon]

Here is a very simple solution:

mail("[e-mail]", "the subject", "message", "From: [e-mail]", "[e-mail]");

This fifth parameter (was added in PHP 4.0.5) is your Return-Path.