Re: php-newbie is wondering ...

Your problem is probably that the mail() function doesn't work, yes? Well, this is usually because providers will not allow their SMTP server accept things called 'relays'. PHP needs to use a SMTP server that *does* accept relays. Ask you provider to either: 1) Allow their SMTP server to accept relays, or, 2) Get them to set up a second SMTP server on a different port that *will* allow relays the latter is what my webhost did for me when I asked them. They set up a nice new relay-accepting SMTP server on port 26 for me (other than the usual port 25 that the normal SMTP server is on). There is a great set of PHP classes (that some very kind person gave me on this newsgroup)... they allow you to specifiy the SMTP server AND it's port - things the mail() function doesn't allow you to do! You can download them in a ZIP file from this address: http://www.webmastersdog.com/phpEmail.zip It includes an example file. Hope this helps, Jefferrs "Hagen MöBius" <Hagen@Starschiffchen.de> wrote in message news:20010728180552.39497.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hi all! > > I was really wondering wether there is any way to make the mail(..) function > working with a W2K-IIS System. Can anybody help me please?? > > thanks in advance ... Hagen > >