Re: mail() function EXTREMELY slow

James, > I personally found that messages were slow on my machine (going to an > external mail server) and I discovered that if you can use the built-in IIS > (Windows) SMTP mail server you'll have no more problems. The built-in IIS > SMTP server was easily 1000 times faster in my case. Of course, if you > don't have it installed, you may have to install and configure it, but it's > very simple. Start menu - settings - control panel - add/remove programs - > add windows components - Internet - default SMTP server - check the box. > (Basically) What you say makes perfect sense, but my experience under NT (and as for others) has been the exact opposite - that the IIS SMTP stub is more trouble than it's worth. Obviously you're a better man than I, Gunga Din! Would you please share some more detail about your set up? - anything notable about the h/w - which vn of Windows and which IIS - I assume you're web/PHP serving through IIS - is the IIS on the same box as you are using as client/IE? On the basis of your experience, I wonder if I should schedule some 'play time' on a Win2000/IIS/PHP box I've just put together (while I still can/before it is moved into 'production')? > Be sure you don't allow external access (preferably block all inbound > connections at your firewall) or use an IP address restriction of 127.0.0.1 > to prevent relaying. Imperative, not advice! Please advise, =dn