sending mail alternatives...

I have an account at f2s.com and it seems to me that is IMPOSSIBLE to send mail... I've got answers from other users there that got it working... I don't know how.... below are listed all the things I've tried to do: 1 - use mail() function (even tested with the most basic mail("myemail","test","test"), and it returned false) 2 - use my alternate smail() function that calls 'sendmail' (it actually works until the popen(), then it stops...) 2 - placed a sendmail.php script in another site I have that can send emails... this sendmail.php receives querystring parameters to send the email... so I do an fopen("http://thisothersite.com/sendmail.php?to=email&from=lalal... etc...) and it works fine... I've tested it from a lot of sites... the error it displays (after 60 seconds) is 'Bad file descriptor' 4 - built a function that sends mail with fsockopen (which also works, as tested) and call it with my local smtp server... for whatever smtp I place there it gives me timeout... so I'm guessing there's a firewall there that blocks any access right? why? Sending email is really that hazardous? _________________________________ . Christian Dechery - CTO .. WebDeveloper @ Webstyle! .. http://www.webstyle.com.br .. http://www.tanamesa.com.br