I suspect that there are pre-built PHP classes out there that can handle TLS SMTP... Google for them and search usual places like PEAR, PHPClasses.org etc. On Sun, February 4, 2007 6:22 pm, Rob wrote: > I need to send a large number of emails (not spam!) through an > external > SMTP server that requires TLS and a username/password. I have some > control over the SMTP server but very little over the web server where > the scripts reside. How do I connect with TLS, authenticate and send > the > mail? > > I had problems with mail() originally (one of the reasons why we now > have a dedicated mail server) and I had to connect to the SMTP server > by > hand with sockets and go through the SMTP steps by hand. I can connect > to the new server with following code. > > $sock = fsockopen( 'smtp.eg.com', 25, $errNo, $errStr ); > > However, when I send the "rcpt to:" line, I'm told I don't have access > to the relay - i.e. I need to log in. This is where my knowledge of > SMTP > reaches it's limit but I've read about the "auth login" command, > however, it says it needs to be run over an encrypted connection, i.e. > TLS. I can't disable this on the server, other services need TLS to be > on the SMTP server. > > I've tried changing "smtp.example.com" to "tls://smtp.example.com" but > it then fails to connect at all ($errNo is "115", $errStr is > "Operation > now in progress"). If I connect and send starttls, I don't get any > more > data from the server and I've no idea what it's waiting for, be it a > public key or whatever. FWIW, the email server's certificate is a > dodgy, > home made one which throws up a security error when tested with a mail > client, but once accepted it is fine. > > Is there an easier way to do this? If not, how do I get the connection > so I can get to and "rcpt to:" line and beyond? > > Thanks, > Rob > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
