#42967 [NEW]: imap_mail() does not use imap on Unix

From: big_chief at gmx dot de Operating system: Unix PHP version: 5.2.4 PHP Bug Type: Mail related Bug description: imap_mail() does not use imap on Unix Description: ------------ The function imap_mail() does not use imap on Unix systems. Instead, it searches for the local sendmail executable, ignoring any connection made by imap_open(). That way, it is impossible to send email e.g. - from an LAMP-only server without a local sendmail/exim/postfix - using alternative usernames/mailservers thus making the IMAP functionality quite senseless. Extraction of source code responsible for the bug: ext/imap/imap_mail.c, function _php_imap_mail, lines 3497-3522 #ifdef PHP_WIN32 [..] #else if (!INI_STR("sendmail_path")) { return 0; } sendmail = popen(INI_STR("sendmail_path"), "w"); if (sendmail) { [..] #endif Another bug here is that rpath variables is re-written as "From:", ignoring the additional_header variable that may contain "From: xyz..." also. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // send email via imap imap_open($mailbox, $username, $password); imap_mail($target, $subject, $body); imap_close(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Get an email from $username. Actual result: -------------- Get an email from the local (Apache) account running PHP. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42967&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=42967&r=mysqlcfg