Re: sending email out using php?

<snip> you can use an IP of another smtp server or whatever ... such as "smtp.someserver.com" </snip> Doh, I meant an IP (xxx.xxx.xxx.xx) ,,, or the name, such as "smtp.someserver.com" ;) nicole www.aeontrek.com "Nicole Amashta" <430ntr3k@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:20020111213536.13818.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > As the others suggested, you need to specify your smtp where "server" is. > > If your current server does SMTP, then set it to "localhost" > > Or, if your server doesn't have SMTP setup, you can use an IP of another > smtp server or whatever ... such as "smtp.someserver.com" > or "mail.someserver.com" ... depending on whatever the name is for your smtp > provider. > > good luck, > nicole > www.aeontrek.com > > "Brian" <wampus007@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:20020111204533.87446.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > I'm using php 4.0, winXP(pro), OmniHTTPd Pro 2.0. > > > > i want to beable to have users register and then have my script send out > an > > email to them confirming registration. > > i keep getting this error: > > Warning: Failed to Connect in auth.php on line 168 > > The code in auth.php is correct because i got it off a site where people > had > > success using it. > > In my php.ini thing (im using the 'optimized' version thats included with > > the download), heres my [mail function] stuff: > > > > SMTP = server ;for win32 only > > sendmail_from = server ;for win32 only > > ;sendmail_path = ;for unix only... > > > > Everything else works fine. > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > > > > > > >