Re: mail problem

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:10, Peter Houchin Sun Rentals STR Manager wrote: > >On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:04, Peter Houchin Sun Rentals STR Manager wrote: > >> hiya > >> > >> I have several scripts that send mail from web pages made in php.. > >> now these pages all work fine. > >> > >> now all of a sudden php has stopped sending mail and I don't know > >> why > >> > >> System info > >> > >> Unix box running Solaris 2.6 > >> apache 1.3.12 > >> php 4.0.4pl1 > >> using sendmail for the emails > >> > >> php.ini mail related line: > >> sendmail_path = sendmail -t -i ;for unix only, may > >> supply arguments as well (default is 'sendmail -t -i') > >> > >> now when I test to see the scripts php reports everything is ok and > >> sends back a possitive result. and that the mail has been sent. when > >> it hasn't > > > >I think that the positive result means that php has successfully > > handed the message off to sendmail or whatever; whether sendmail then > > succeeds is another story :-) > > > >> now I can go to the commandline and send emails no problem but from > >> the web pages I can't .. any suggestions would be apreciated. > > > >My first thought would be to check the relevant log for sendmail > >activity, which might give a clue? > > the syslog for send mail says this though it gives me no clues > <SNIP log entries> > > Peter Not much traffic there :-) Try sending one from the command line, then one with your script and then check the log again. -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Pardon my driving, I'm trying to reload . . .