Re: Mail() Problems in a heterogenous network

Addressed to: "Parker, John (Snorkel)" <jparker@omniquip.textron.com> "'php-general@lists.php.net'" <php-general@lists.php.net> ** Reply to note from "Parker, John (Snorkel)" <jparker@omniquip.textron.com> Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:02:32 -0600 > The behaviour is this: When I send mail from the webserver (running as > nobody@inside.mydomain.com) to an inside address (same domain, i.e. > jparker@mydomain.com) I get everything just fine. I can even use the from > feature in the mail class to make the mail appear to come from a real (or > not so real, I've tried god@heaven.org and it takes it just fine) address.. > However, when I send mail to an outside address, i.e. somebody@yahoo.com, it > gets dropped somewhere. What gets dropped? The entire message - See the message from Kelly Corkill Just the From info - read on. > Unfortunately those running the mailserver are > unable/unwilling to help me track this down, Probably unable. Windows is Easy, that means you don't have to know anything to admin it. At least till something unusual happens. > Received: from sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com > (insidesnorkel.omniquip.textron.com [10.220.15.149]) by > oqamapw1ab.omniquip.textron.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail > Service Version 5.5.2650.21) > id 14MPSVVH; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:18:24 -0600 > Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sneasv02.omniquip.textron.com > (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id LAA42386; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:13:51 > -0600 (CST) Take a look at the headers on an internal message. I bet you find some additional headers like: From: and Reply To: that are being stripped by the mail server. Can you load sendmail or qmail on your UNIX box and bypass them. You don't have to handle incoming email, and you don't want the machine listening on port 25, but you may be able to have your own machine handle mail connections and bypass them entirely. Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com