Re: SMTP
| From: | David Robley | Date: | Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:54:39 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: SMTP | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 18:51, Lucas Chan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have PHP running on my Debian (unstable distribution) box. I'm
> trying to generate an email via the mail() function.
>
> It keeps failing because I do not have a properly installed/configured
> SMTP daemon on my machine. This is despite the fact that I have
> modified the SMTP variable in the php.ini file to point to my ISP's
> SMTP server.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this problem before?
>
> Regards,
>
> [ lucas ]
The *nix version of php expects to find a functional mail transport agent
on the local host; the SMTP setting in the ini file is (or should be)
clearly marked as Windows only.
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