Re: mail functions help

Hello Andrew: SMTP server can be retrieved from your ISP provider. The function of SMTP server is sending the mail to other SMTP server. For example, if you want send a e-mail xxx@yahoo.com , the SMTP server A will send this mail to SMTP server B, and SMTP server B will send to SMTP server C, and so on. Finally, the mail will send to yahoo.com (it is a SMTP server, too) and wait for xxx to download the mail. I hope that the explanation can help you to setup your mail function. Jeffrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <AceZero2790@aol.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:11 AM Subject: [PHP] mail functions help > I'm trying to make sure that my mail functons are on for a script I need to > work. I run an Apache 1.3.31, so I am my own webhost. Now I just need to know > how to make sure my mailfunctions are on. > Here is the mail functions part of php.ini pertaining to me (the windows part > because I am on XP): > > [mail function] > ; For Win32 only. > SMTP = localhost > smtp_port = 25 > > ; For Win32 only. > ;sendmail_from = me@example.com > > There is no reference to sendmail_path and stuff in the windows section, only > under Unix. I was told that I didn't need it for my particular background, is > that true? > > I've been told stuff about how I need to make sure that my SMTP server > (whatever that is??) is accepting stuff from localhost, etc, etc. If someone could > clarify that'd be great. > > -Andrew > >