Hi Guys, I did try that but I will try it again. Also, I have echo'd the data and it does appear as I expect. Any other thoughts while I try this? By the way - I have even tried just a regular address From: Aaron <aaronjw@martekbiz.com> and even that did not work. Thanks. Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Jameson (USA) [mailto:RJameson@usa.ibs.org] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:27 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: From address in mail() header not > working - ideas? > > > I'd recommend trying to put the from at the beginning of your > headers and check the result. Also I'd verify that $name and > $orderResult['email'] contains the data I expect. :-) > > <>< Ryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Wolski [mailto:aaronjw@martekbiz.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:13 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: From address in mail() header not working - ideas? > > > Sorry for the <OFFTOPIC> post all but I am really stuck to > get this done. > > I can't for the life figure this out. > > I have a from header set in one piece of code that gets > emailed to the merchant. Here si the code: > > $to = "$merchant_email"; > $subject = "New Order on Rinkrake.com"; > $long_date = date("r",time()); > $headers = "Date: $long_date\r\n"; > $headers .= "To: $to\r\n"; > $headers .= "X-Mailer: SOME MAIL SERVER\r\n"; > $headers = "Return-Path: <$support_email>\r\n"; > > $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; > $headers .= "Content-type: multipart/mixed; > boundary=\"Message-Boundary\"\r\n"; > $headers .= "Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT\r\n"; > $headers .= "X-attachments: $attach_name\r\n"; > $headers .= "--Message-Boundary\r\n"; > $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1\r\n"; $headers .= > "Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT\r\n"; $headers .= > "$message\r\n"; $headers .= "\n\n--Message-Boundary\r\n"; > $headers .= "Content-type: $attach_type; > name=\"$attach_name\"\r\n"; $headers .= > "Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64\r\n"; $headers .= > "Content-disposition: attachment; > filename=\"$attach_name\"\n\r\n"; $headers .= > "$encoded_attach\r\n"; $headers .= > "--Message-Boundary--\r\n"; $headers .= "From: $name > <".$orderResult['email'].">\r\n"; > > mail($to, "$subject", "", $headers); > > > > The above ALL works except the From header. What I get is the > email account of the web user username <username@domainname.com> > > > Now... I have another piece of code that I send to the > customer (not the > merchant) that looks like this: > > > $headers = "Return-Path: <$support_email>\r\n"; > > $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"; > $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1\r\n"; $headers .= "From: The RinkRake > <$merchant_email>\r\n"; > > > mail ($orderResult["email"],"Your Order on Rinkrake.com", > $message, $headers); > > > This piece of code comes through with NO "from" problems. Its > formatted as it should be. > > Does anyone have any thoughts? > > Are there only so many headers I can use which is why it > doesn't come through in the first one? > > Thanks all. > > Aaron > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
