Re: new xampp server problem w/mail

Ian Lin wrote: > hi I have been searching for a way to get the php mail function to work and have had no luck. I > was hoping you could address my situation: > > I have a fairly new xampp install and I need to know how to get mail() to work. I would like to > know tha simplest way possible to get the mail function to work. I guess the major problem is that > my xampp install doesn't have an email server. please advise my what I need to do to get one > for a linux box. > > Please keep in mind that I am a newbie and need detailed instructions for installing any > software and configuring any files that may need altered in the server's configuration files > such as php.ini etc... > > email me at linian11@yahoo.com if you can help. > > Thanks, > Ian Why is it a requirement to use mail() ?? Why not use a package like phpmailer or some such email lib? -- Jim Lucas "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V by William Shakespeare