#21930 [Fbk->Opn]: TO NAME not work

ID: 21930 User updated by: albaity@php4web.com Reported By: albaity@php4web.com -Status: Feedback +Status: Open Bug Type: Mail related Operating System: Windows 2000 Proffiessional PHP Version: 4.3.0 New Comment: I take details from : http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php because it happen with me also the smtp server with iis5 does not support a TO NAME, you can send it to an email but not along with a name. to say $to = "Miki <Miki@email.com>"; would not be accepted and you will get an error 501 Invalid address. if you see this error, just try NOT sending emails with a TO name, only the email should be entered That is given to me.. SMTP server response: 550 5.1.1 ... User unknown in C:\Projects\fnoon\functions.php on 138 I want to comment that I USE the ISP SMTP , not IIS SMTP and also not work.. Now I think I understand what the problem .. THAT BECAUSE I USE ARABIC EMAIL FORMAT .. SORRY FOR MAKE NOISE AND VERY THMKS TO YOU SNIPER :P Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 06:06:56] sniper@php.net PLEASE don't use the 'Add comment' link!!! It's your own report, use the 'Edit submission' ALWAYS. Anyway, this works fine for me: mail('"someone somehwere" <someone@somewhere.com>', 'subject', 'message'); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 01:57:43] albaity@php4web.com <? function SendHtmlMsg($To,$From,$Sendername,$Receivername,$subject,$msg){ mail($To, $subject, $msg, "To: $Receivername <$To>\n" . "From: $Sendername <$From>\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP 4.3\n". "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" . "Content-type: text/html; charset=-1256"); } $From="info@site.com"; $Sendername = "Person"; $To = "albaity@php.net"; $Receivername = "Test Person"; $subject ="Test"; $msg = "Test<br/>Test"; SendHtmlMsg($To,$From,$Sendername,$Receivername,$subject,$msg); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 01:06:02] sniper@php.net Please add a short example script here which clearly shows your problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 00:33:40] albaity@php4web.com I want to comment that I USE the ISP SMTP , not IIS SMTP and also not work.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-29 00:31:29] albaity@php4web.com I take details from : http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php because it happen with me also the smtp server with iis5 does not support a TO NAME, you can send it to an email but not along with a name. to say $to = "Miki <Miki@email.com>"; would not be accepted and you will get an error 501 Invalid address. if you see this error, just try NOT sending emails with a TO name, only the email should be entered ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21930&edit=1