RE: [PHP] Attachment problem with web based mail

> We hired a developer about a year ago to develop a > web based email system for us in php. The developer > is no longer around, so I am having to pick up > the development on the project...When clicking > on the attachment link of an email in Internet > Explorer 5.5 in Windows 98, I get the save as dialog > and when I select ok, it tries to save the html > page. If I right click and do save target as, it > gets the correct file. This all works correctly in > IE 5.0 and Netscape 4.76, and what's weird is that > it even works as expected in IE 5.5 running on Win2k. > Can anyone offer any suggestions? I'll be glad to send > any code snipplets, or info if anyone can clue me in... > > Jack Davis > Network Admin > Bootheel Internet Services I built this a few months ago and it seems to work for most things I have tried. It is supposed to handle text email clients and MIME clients as well. The site variable is a class variable that contains all sorts of stuff. var $mail_from = "webmaster@walters.co.nz"; var $mail_reply_to = "webmaster@walters.co.nz"; function mail_it($subject,$mail_message,$mail_to="Grant.Walters@walters.co.nz",$mail_ attachment="",$from="",$reply_to="") { global $site; if ($from) { $mail_from="From:$from"; } else $mail_from="From:".$site->mail_from; } if ($reply_to) { $mail_reply_to="Reply-To:$reply_to"; } else $mail_reply_to="Reply-To:".$site->mail_reply_to; } $rand=md5(rand()); $boundary="----=_NextPart_000_$rand"; $boundary2="----=_NextPart_001_$rand"; $mail_headers = "$mail_from\n$mail_reply_to\n"; $mail_headers .= "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\n boundary=\"$boundary\""; $mail_headers .= "\nX-Priority: 3 (Normal)\nX-Mailer: Walters And Associates WCDS, Build 1.01\nImportance: Normal"; $mail_body = ""; $mail_body .= " This message is in MIME format. The first part should"; $mail_body .= "be readable text,\n while the remaining parts are"; $mail_body .= "likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.\n Send mail"; $mail_body .= "to webmaster@walters.co.nz for more information.\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "--".$boundary; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Type: multipart/alternative;\n boundary=\"$boundary2\"\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "--".$boundary2."\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Type: text/plain;\n charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= strip_tags($mail_message)."\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "--".$boundary2."\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Type: text/html;\n charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "$mail_message\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= "--".$boundary2."--\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; if ($mail_attachment<>"") { $content = get_page($mail_attachment); if ($content) { $mail_body .= "--".$boundary."\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Type: application/octet-stream\n"; $mail_body .= " name=\"".basename($mail_attachment)."\"\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Description: \"Mail Attachment\"\n"; $mail_body .= "Content-Disposition: attachment;\n"; $mail_body .= " filename=\"".basename($mail_attachment)."\"\n"; $mail_body .= "\n"; $mail_body .= base64_encode($content)."\n\n"; } } $mail_body .= "--".$boundary."--\n"; if (mail($mail_to,"$subject",$mail_body,$mail_headers)) { logger(1,"Mail Success","$subject To $mail_to",$mail_message); return TRUE; } else { logger(9,"Mail Failure",$mail_to,$mail_body); return FALSE; } } Regards Grant Walters Brainbench 'Most Valuable Professional' for Unix Admin Walters & Associates, P O Box 13-043 Johnsonville, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND Telephone: +64 4 4765175, CellPhone 025488265, ICQ# 23511989