Re: Mail

Did you run sendmail in debug mode? Maybe there's other IP's on your machine that are not set up right. Reread my last message for the debug commands. Jeff Chronos wrote: > > I have added the reverse DNS lookup to the virtual domain and did the > nslookup on both the domain name and the IP address. It works both ways, but > the script is still hanging. I just dont get it. > Any more help on this topic would be great. > > Thank you > Randall > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff" <php@biz-link.com> > To: "Chronos" <chronos@vic.bc.ca> > Cc: "Glover George" <dime@gulfsales.com>; "'Joe Stump'" > <joe@earth.care2.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Mail > > > sendmail does a reverse DNS lookup on every IP on its server > > to ensure the sender is authorized. IF your reverse DNS is not > > set up and/or the server is stuck or running slowly the process > > will get hung up until each request times out. I have experienced > > this on my system. > > > > do an nslookup on your domain's IP address and see how long it > > takes. Then do sendmail -d0-99.99 (insert the rest of your command here) > > which puts sendmail in debug mode. It will print a copious list > > of messages, and probably get stuck when it's doing its dns > > lookups. > > > > If it's not set up then have your ISP fix it for you. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Jeff > > > > > > Chronos wrote: > > > > > > The same thing is happening, what kind of DNS problems would I have?? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Glover George" <dime@gulfsales.com> > > > To: "'Joe Stump'" <joe@earth.care2.com>; > > > "'Chronos'" <chronos@vic.bc.ca> > > > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 2:17 PM > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Mail > > > > > > > Have you tried sending mail from the command prompt with these > machines? > > > > Does the same thing happen? If so, you may have some DNS probs. It > would > > > > seem that PHP is waiting on the underlying mailer to return some type > of > > > > status code (or finish). Do you experience the same thing with the > > > > underlying mail transport agent (sendmail?)? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Joe Stump [mailto:joe@earth.care2.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:05 PM > > > > To: Chronos > > > > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Mail > > > > > > > > > > > > I often experience this on our server if our mailing list is going out > > > > (which > > > > sends about 1M mails) - but other than the PHP install, quirks with > your > > > > mail > > > > server, or restarting Apache (which usually helps), I'm not sure why > this > > > > would be occuring. The code looks sane. > > > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 01:49:29PM -0700, Chronos wrote: > > > > > I am new to PHP and have a quick question, > > > > > I am setting up an automated reply after a client completes a form > using > > > > the > > > > > following code.. > > > > > > > > > > ##################### > > > > > <?php > > > > > mail("$HTTP_POST_VARS[email]", "Registration Recieved", > > > > > " > > > > > Dear, $HTTP_POST_VARS[name] > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your payment. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you speach here BLA BLA BLA... > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > myemail@domain.com > > > > > ", > > > > > "From: myemail@domain.com"); > > > > > ?> > > > > > #################### > > > > > > > > > > It works fine on one of my servers, but it is extremly SLOOOOWW on > one > > > of > > > > > the other servers. > > > > > Is this somthing that is wrong with the code or the server? I am > > > thinking > > > > > it is the server or maybe the instalaton of PHP it self on the > server. > > > > <?php > > > > > phpinfo() ?> works just fine and is quick. I have tried a scaled > down > > > > > version for the mail code, (see below) and it is still very slow. > Can > > > > > somthing be done to the server to tweak it or the PHP instalation > > > itself?? > > > > > Here is a link to my PHP Info file. > http://www.dotcom.am/phpinfo.php3 > > > > > and here is a link to the code you see below. > > > > > http://www.dotcom.am/mailit/mail11.php3 > > > > > email address is my own in > this > > > > > code. > > > > > > > > > > #################### > > > > > <?php > > > > > mail(myemail@server.com, "My Subject", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine > > > > > 3"); > > > > > ?> > > > > > ################### > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help would be GREAT! > > > > > Thank you > > > > > Randall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > /*****************************\ > > > > * Joe Stump * > > > > * www.Care2.com * > > > > * Office: 650.328.0198 * > > > > * Extension: 122 * > > > > \*****************************/ > > > > > > > > http://www.miester.org/Joe/Stump/Joe_Stump_resume.html > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > > Version: 3.12 > > > > GB/E/IT d- s++:++ a? 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