Thanks for your reply Richard, but what I meant is
how to change the sender's address in the header, not in the message itself.
As I don't host my own server I cannot change the php.ini file to replace
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Marnix
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie)
> Sure, you can send it as a header after the body...Like so:
>
> $mailheaders = "From: $mailfrom\n";
> mail($mailto, $mailsubject, $mailbody, $mailheaders);
>
> Where you establish $mailfrom as who its from
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marnix Ottens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Michael Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Peter Haywood"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 2:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie)
>
>
> > Just a quick addon question regarding the mail() function. My mail form
> > works fine but the person who receives the e-mail is seeing
"unprivileged
> > user" as the sender's name. I assume this is displayed by default.
> >
> > Can I add a "from" field in the mail() function to display another name
> than
> > "unprivileged user"??
> >
> > My current mail() looks like this:
> > mail ($recipient_email,$subject,$bodymessage);
> >
> > regards,
> > Marnix
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Peter Haywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie)
> >
> >
> > > You need to change
> > > SMTP = localhost ; for Win32 only
> > > to
> > > SMTP = MyMailhost.domain.edu ; for Win32 only
> > >
> > > (MyMailHost being your mail service's server -> pop3.hotmail.com)
> > > If you don't have that then you may need to install a mail service of
> > > your own ...
> > > If you need to do that research the archieves I know I've seen a load
of
> > > different free mail services and how to install (I didn't have to do
> > > that so I'm not going to try to tell you how to do it ...)
> > >
> > >
> > > Peter Haywood wrote:
> > >
> > > > Any advice on this would be much appreciated:
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to send a simple email. in the php file, i have
entered:
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > mail ("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "This is the Subject", "This is the
> message
> > > > body");
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > when i load the page, i get the following:
> > > >
> > > > Warning: Server Error in C:\inetpub\wwwroot/php/tests/test.php on
line
> 2
> > > > test.php being the file containing the PHP mail code
> > > >
> > > > this is the sendmail info in my php.ini file:
> > > >
> > > > [mail function]
> > > > ; For Win32 only.
> > > > SMTP = localhost ; for Win32 only
> > > >
> > > > ; For Win32 only.
> > > > sendmail_from = [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; for Win32 only
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > pete
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Michael Kelley
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > Programmer/Systems Analyst I
> > > New Mexico State University
> > > Information and Communication Technologies
> > > Work # (505)-646-1374
> > > P.O. Box 30001
> > > MSC: 3AT
> > > Las Cruces, NM 88003
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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