Re: Mail

I found the fix for my problem, here it is To fix the mail command used in PHP or CGI Add the following in the /usr/lib/sendmail-cf/redhat.mc file. FEATURE(accept_unresolvable_domains)dnl ----- 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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