RE: [PHP] Dreaded Return-Path and mail()

As I have said before that if you set the webserver user in as a trusted user in the sendmail.cf file all is fixed. You can then set a return-path etc without warnings as well. HiTCHO has Spoken! Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) tim@hitcho.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Petre Agenbag [mailto:internet@vsa.co.za] > Sent: Tuesday, 7 January 2003 7:43 PM > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Dreaded Return-Path and mail() > > > Almost exactly the same question as the message with subject: > Sendmail configuration.... > > The problem you are having took me a while to grasp. > Basically, what happens is that sendmail sends the mail as > the user php/apache was installed as (usually nobody@ or > apache@ yourdomain.com). Setting the Return-Path does not > work, as you cannot override the Return-Path set by the > server in this way, that's why messages bounce to your root > account when sent with a php mail() function. If you only > host one domain on a server, you can fix this by editing the > sendmail.cf file and setting the Return-Path: to something > more meaningful: However, most people don't have the luxury > of having a "one domain" hosting solution. > > Your only other option is to invoke sendmail with the -f > switch: sendmail -f sender@address recipient@address > <file_containing_message > > This "forces" a from: address, but it also produces a warning > to the recipient that the message headers might be forged, > but return mails and replies are directed to the address specified. > > Only problem with all this is that you need to do one of 2 things: > a) use of PHP's system commands eg. > $mail = `echo -e "Subject: Subject here\n\n Message here" | > /usr/sbin/sendmail -f $your_address $recipient_address`; > > OR > > b) use a PERL script to do it. > > I am currently looking at both, and it seems at this stage > that the PERL script will be the better option, specially if > you need to mail to alot of people. You need to issue the > sendmail in a loop, and for load balancing, it's best to put > a sleep() inside the loop; even if you only make this a > sleep(1) (sleep for 1 sec), PHP will timeout after only 30 > recipients unless you override the default timeout setting > for php scripts. > > On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 02:37, Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) wrote: > > Hmm... I would expect that your sendmail.cf (if you are using > > sendmail) hasn't got your webserver (running as eg www or > apache etc) > > in it's trusted users file / listing. > > > > > > > > HiTCHO has Spoken! > > Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > > tim@hitcho.com.au > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-php@justpickone.org] > > > Sent: Tuesday, 7 January 2003 10:34 AM > > > To: PHP General list > > > Cc: Monty > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Dreaded Return-Path and mail() > > > > > > > > > Monty -- > > > > > > ...and then Monty said... > > > % > > > % Okay, I've read just about everything on the Internet about > > > how the change % the Return-Path header in an e-mail sent > > > using mail(), but, I STILL can't % get it to work. All e-mail > > > sent via PHP says Return-Path: nobody@domain.com % and > > > Received: (from nobody@localhost). > > > > > > How interesting. > > > > > > What do you get if you put > > > > > > $to = "monty3@hotmail.com" ; > > > $subj = "here is a subject" ; > > > $body = "this is the message body" ; > > > $hdrs = "From: monty3@hotmail.com\r\nReturn-Path: > > > monty3@hotmail.com" ; > > > > > > mail($to,$subj,$body,$hdrs) ; > > > > > > in a php script and execute it? If it doesn't work, what do > > > the mail server lots on your web server say? I just tested > > > this code on my box and it worked, so if you have problems > > > then you can figure it's your mail setup and not your code. > > > If it works, expand from there in small steps :-) > > > > > > > > > HTH & HAND > > > > > > :-D > > > -- > > > David T-G * There is too much animal > courage in > > > (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient > > > moral courage. > > > (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, > > > "Science and Health" > > > http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur > > > Pbzzhavpngvbaf > > > Qrprapl Npg! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >