mail() function error

[Anon]

When i applied that page on an apache server:

<?php3
mail("[e-mail]","Sth","blah blah blah");

?>

Windows gives error: connection failed!

(i wrote 127.0.0.1 to my STMP at php3.ini)

[Anon]

I think that with some windows servers you need to specify all four attributes of the mail function....like:

mail("to","subject","message","from:etc");

try that!

rgds,
scott d~

[Anon]

i think u have to configure php.ini by editing :
[mail function]
SMTP = localhost
to
valid SMTP path

hope it can help !

cK

[Anon]

the mail() function cannot work in you are in an intranet or you have an illegal IP address

[Anon]

What is an illegal IP adress?
Is my 192.168.1.100 an illeagl IP adress in my intranet to send mails?

<idea>
- I want to build a discussion forum like this.
- if I start a new topic i will get all the response mailed to me. with mail()
- if I install this forum in my intranet, mai won't work?????
</idea>
that would be odd behavoir of the mail()-function.

regards
Lars

[Anon]

A couple of pointers:

• mail() has 4 parameters, and I only note 3 in your code above.

• For a good tutorial on the use of mail(), check out Julie Meloni's article at

  http://www.thickbook.com/extra/php_email.phtml

I found her book PHP Essentials very useful when I first started working with PHP. There are a few typos and minor errors, but in general it was a great 1st read (especially since the book's focus was on database integration, which is exactly what I was interested in).

Hope that helps.

[Anon]

I have the same problem. The mail server gets the info from the php mail( function but the mail server rejects it because of the new AUTH restrictions.

Until there is a way to include AUTH in the header it looks like php might not be the best solution.

Actual mail server log:

[03/Nov/2001:12:35:40 -0900] SMTPD [xx.xx.xx.xx]: Mail relay attempt denied (not local, no AUTH).
[03/Nov/2001:12:35:40 -0900] SMTPD [xx.xx.xx.xx]: Invalid RCPT To: recipient, terminating.