note 51750 added to ref.mail

I cannot believe that php will force me to run a sendmail server on linux just so that I can send mails. I already run an smtp server, why will it not use the remote server and need to use sendmail binary? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+51750 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51750&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51750&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51750&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51750&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51750&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+51750&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php