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

The reason for this is due to the fact that PHP can override Sendmail but Sendmail can not override the Unix/Linux Operating System. So, once sendmail work without a problem in O/S, including inside the domain on the local network where hte machine reside and outside of the local network then you can safely use the 5th parameter... "Scott Fletcher" <scott@abcoa.com> wrote in message news:20030219165038.58909.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > That doesn't work either because this machine's SMTP doesn't know it's user > in it's own domain, so a modification of the /etc/hosts file is > necessnary.... > > "Danny Shepherd" <danny@kyboshed.com> wrote in message > news:023901c2d836$773f83c0$6400a8c0@DANNYS... > > 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 > > > > > > >