Re: alternatives to mail()

Just to flesh it out a little more.... Split the address up and get the domain name (the part after the @). Do a DNS lookup on that domain name for an MX record. If that fails, look for an A record. If that fails, give up. If you got an address, open a socket connection to that address, port 25. Wait for a line beginning with 2 Send HELO\n Wait for a line beginning with 250 Send MAIL FROM:<originating@address.org>\n Wait for a line beginning with 250 Send RCPT TO:<destination@address.org>\n Wait for a line beginning with 250 Send DATA\n Wait for a line beginning with 3 Send your entire message, including headers. Send a blank line containing only a period followed by \n Wait for a line beginning with 250 Send QUIT\n Close connection. miguel On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Evan Nemerson wrote: > php.net/fsockopen > php.net/sockets > > Have fun ; > > > > On Wednesday 24 April 2002 22:14 pm, you wrote: > > The commercial server where my pages are hosted is having trouble > > with the lastest version of PHP and as a result the mail() function > > is not working. E-mailing from PHP is critical for my postcard and > > other functions on my site. (I might as well shut four of my sites > > without e-mail.) > > > > Is there a fall-back option from PHP to send mail when the mail() > > function is not working? > > > > John Hughes > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > > http://games.yahoo.com/ > >