Well you should still be able to relay messages via your ISP's mail server. Meaning in your php.ini, under the mail server settings put in mail.aol.com or mail.whateverisp.com. You just have to find out your isps mail server name and put it in your php.ini "Armando" <dijital@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:41DD3E54.3060804@xxxxxxxxxx > Yes you can do it but you have to remember that some people on certain > ISPs may not ever receive email from you. For instance, my IP address is > listed on the mail abuse DUL list (actually my whole subnet is, and most > other Shaw subnets are as well). Because of that DUL list no AOL user > will ever get an email that is sent from my home server. > > You can check if your IP address may be on a mail abuse black list by > going here: http://www.mail-abuse.com/lookup.html. > > This is actually funny because DUL stands for Dial Up List to prevent > dynamic dialup users from spamming, but I'm on a cable modem service. I > guess it's the principle though. You really never know which ISPs filter > email based on DUL lists and whatnot until people start complaining that > they aren't getting their automatically generated emails from your > website. It's a real pain in the a$$ :) Cheers. > > Armando > > HarryG wrote: > > I have a similar setup on my xp pro box but with iis. I have installed the > > smtp service of iis and in my php.ini said that the mailserver is localhost. > > I can send out email using my php forms and applications. > > > > "Hassan Shaikh" <hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:41DBB5DF.4090108@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>My server is on dynamic IP and I'm using NO-IP.com (or similar service) > >>to get a boring-weeeird-name.com :) Now, is it possible to send email > >>via PHP thru that server? Or do I need to use some sort of command-line > >>MUA / mail client to enable sending EMAILS using PHP? > >> > >>Using the Apache 1.3.33, PHP5 on Win XP Pro. Please advise. > >> > >>Thanks. > >> > >> > >>Hassan > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
