Re: [PHP3] When mail function returns error ?

From: Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 07:50:18 +0000
Subject: Re: [PHP3] When mail function returns error ?
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In article <00ab01bfcc2c$8254b500$c508fea9@marian>, marianos@gmx.net ("Marian Vasile") wrote: > When exactly mail function returns an error ? > I'm asking this because I tried many email addresses in the parameters of > mail functions and all of them worked... > and it can't send email to any of these two email address: > m;;;;;;;;; > $&%^&$ When sendmail is dead, or during nuclear attack. :-) Or if you misconfigure your php.ini file badly enough to not even get to sendmail. It's pretty rare. If you want to validate emails, try one of the umpteen email validation solutions. Manuel Lemos' is probably the most exhaustive, but *nothing* will guarantee that your email got there. -- Richard Lynch | If this was worth $$$ to you, buy a CD US Customer Support Director | from one of the artists listed here: Zend Technologies USA | http://www.L-I-E.com/artists.htm http://www.zend.com | (this has nothing to do with Zend, duh!)

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