Re: Finally!!! A workaround to mail() in PHP...

I'd say an even simpler workaround would be to add '-fuser@domain.com' as the fifth parameter to the mail function - just as in example 3 of the docs. Danny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fletcher" <scott@abcoa.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: [PHP] Finally!!! A workaround to mail() in PHP... > Finally a workaround to the problem in mail() in PHP.... I did the posting > somewhere, so I'll cut to the chase by posting it here.... My recent > posting does not work too well.... > > --clip-- > This is for any Unix or Linux machine using the Sendmail. However, no > guarentee that it would work in Windows. > > Some SMTP won't accept e-mail with the "From: host@domain" without the > suffix "com", like "domain.com", so using the "From: > host@domain.com" option > in the $header in the mail() does not solve the problem for me. > > Someone suggest using the php.ini with the configuration by adding the "-f > user@domain.com" to the sendmail path. Example look like this.... > > --clip-- > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f user@domain.com > --clip-- > > This is not an option for me because it is limit to one user, not more than > one and it override the "From: user@domain.com" option in the $header in > mail().. So, Finally there is a workaround to the problem and it is very > simple.... Just add this entrie to the /etc/hosts file in Unix or Linux. > Just substitute the word in bracket for a value.... > --clip-- > <ip address> <machine's_host.domain.com> > --clip-- > > Example ... > --clip-- > 123.456.789.012 xyz.abc.com > --clip-- > > Make sure your machine do the search order with the host first before the > DNS or Nameserver. In my case in AIX, is "/etc/netsvc.conf". > > Hope > > Make sure your machine is set to read the host file first before the DNS or > the nameserver, if not then make some changes to it. In my case for AIX, it > is "/etc/netsvc.conf"... > > Hope this help.... > --clip-- > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >