Angus Mann wrote: > The number of emails sent is very small. Each one is only sent after a > user fills out a form and presses send. > > But there is a noticable lag of about 5 or sometimes 10 seconds after > pressing "send" before the user sees the "Mail sent" page. I presume > the reason for the lag is the time spent logging on and off a remote > POP, then SMTP server, transferring the data etc. > > It would be better if this happened in the background - that is, the > user could get on with doing his next task while the emails sat in a > queue in the backgorund, being lined up and sent without PHP waiting > for the process to finish. sendmail is your answer. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.6°C) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
