Re: mail functions help

Dear,Please use following command for test of your SMTP server: telnet localhost 25 You must recv following message if your SMTP server is up: Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. 220 localhost.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.10/8.12.10; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:44:01 +0430 /////////////////////Mohsen --- AceZero2790@aol.com wrote: > I'm trying to use the eFiction fanction/story > archiving script for my website > > (view the script here: > http://www.thesonicworld.net/efiction/), but the > registration process is giving me trouble. It's one > of those where you fill > in your > email and username and they send you a default > password. Well, I'm not > getting that e-mail. > > I was told I need to make sure my mail functions are > active. Furthermore I > have been told lots of things about SMTP servers and > webservers and localhost > > and I'm really not following. > > What is my SMTP server? How do I enable it/make sure > its working? If it isn't > > working, how do I get it to work? > > -Andrew > > ===== ---------DIGITAL SIGNATURE------------------- ///Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh//////// Network administrator & programmer My home phone is: +98213810146 My email address is m_pahlevanzadeh at yahoo dot com My website is: http://webnegar.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail