Hi,
As Rechard pointed out that mail() function accepts "additional_headers" as its 4th
parameter.
I usually add the following headers in that parameter:
From: <users-address> \r\n
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 \r\n
Date: <date-you-must-build> \r\n
optionally, you might also add
Errors-to: <usually-admin-of-this-script>
A couple of notes :
1) Date: field
mail() on NT (sendmail.c) will add one if not given, but
its GMT offset is wrong (as of 4.0.5RC1). so build it by yourself.
$utcoff = (date("Z") / 60 / 60) * 100;
$utcoff = sprintf("%05d", $utcoff);
$mdate = date("D, d M Y H:i:s")." " . $utcoff;
//$mdate = date("r");
2) it is important to use "Errors-to:" as opposed to "Errors-To:"
(notice case) to work around a bug in mail() on NT.
Masato
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marnix Ottens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] using the PHP4 mail() function in (Newbie)
> 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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