Mail Function

> Can someone please tell me what did i do wrong in the following php > mail function? > > I created the following php file using the mail() function but i keep > getting the 'failed to connect.unable to send your mail.' message. Can > anyone please tell me what did i do wrong? thx > > <? function show_form($email="", > $message="",$subject="") { ?> > > <h2>Send Me an E-mail</h2> > > <form action="email.php" method="post"> > > Your E-mail address:<br> > <input type=text name=email size=30 > value="<?echo $email?>"><br> > > The Subject:<br> > <input type=text name=subject size=30 > value="<?echo $subject?>"><br> > > Your Message:<br> > <textarea rows=10 cols=50 name=message> > <?echo $message?> > </textarea><br> > <input type=submit value="Send E-mail"> > </form> > > <? } > > > if (!isset($email) or !isset($message)) { > show_form(); > } > else { > if (empty($email) or empty($message)) { > echo "<H1>There is a Problem:</H1>"; > if (empty($email)) { > echo "I need your email address in > order to write back. Please fill > it in below. Thank you."; > } > if (empty($message)) { > echo "You did not write anything. > Please write something. Thank You."; > } > show_form($email,$message,$subject); > } > else { > if (empty($subject)) { > $subject="your email"; > } > > > $sent = mail( "xxxx@hotmail.com", > $subject,$message, "From: $email" ); > > if ($sent) { > echo "<H1>Your Message Has Been Sent.</H1>"; > echo "Thank you, <b>$email</b>. <p>I'll > will read your email regarding ' > <b>$subject</b> and reply soon."; > } > else { > echo "<H1>There is a Problem:</H1> > <p>The server was unable to send your > mail."; > } > } > } > ?> >