Here is a quick article that discusses how to connect manually to an SMTP server: HOW TO: Test Windows 2000 IIS SMTP Services Manually http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;286421 Just substitute <machine_name> for your ISPs SMTP server. Run through the tests and you'll be able to see what errors you're getting. You're going to be doing the same thing that PHP is doing with the mail() command, so you'll be able to see what errors PHP is getting, but not returning. Hope that helps. ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony S. Wu [mailto:tonyswu@mac.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:18 PM > To: Micah Stevens > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [NB] Mail() question > > EarthLink is my DSL ISP, so its smtp server is not likely to block my > mail. > Besides, I can send email with my mail program just fine. > I tried the similar thing on a friend's smtp server where I have access > to the log, weird thing is I didn't even see PHP trying to access the > smtp server. > I need to figure out why it's not working fast... > Thanks to your help. > > Tony S. Wu > tony@universalmac.com > > "It takes a smart man to be stupid." ~Tony > > > On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 01:47 PM, Micah Stevens wrote: > > > The mail() function returns true if it functions, i.e. if you have all > > the parameters correct, and that sort of thing. If the SMTP server > > rejects the email, you'll still get true returned. I ran into this a > > while back. Try and do a manual connection to the SMTP server from your > > PHP machine and see if it works that way. It may be failing and you > > don't know. If you have access to the mail logs, check those out too. > > > > -Micah > > > > > > On Sat, 2003-01-18 at 12:48, Tony S.Wu wrote: > > > >> I need to send myself an email in one of my PHP page. > >> So i wrote the following code: > >> > >> $result = ini_set(SMTP, "smtp.earthlink.net"); > >> > >> if ($result) > >> { > >> echo ini_get(SMTP); > >> $result = mail("tonyswu@earthlink.net", "test", "test123"); > >> > >> if ($result) > >> echo "mail sent"; > >> } > >> > >> It always print "mail sent", but I never got the email. > >> So I was wondering if Mail() request any send mail program to work. > >> Can anyone tell me? > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Tony S. Wu > > > > tonyswu@mac.com > > > > -- > > Raincross Technologies > > Development and Consulting Services > > http://www.raincross-tech.com > > > > > > > -- > 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
