Just some small thought from a small minded person: Does the web server resolve the mail client, and/or the protocol properly? Or does it has to "look around in the neighborhood" for it?
The mail clients you mentioned below, are these executed on the same system as the php scripts are running, or at some other host? Have you tried to do a telnet on port 25 from the web server to the SMTP server to see whats happening? Cheers, /Anders >-----Original Message----- >From: David M. Patterson at DPLH Enterprises >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:09 PM >To: Php-Windows-List; Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) >Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] mail() function EXTREMELY slow > > >I need to add my 2 cents worth here. >I use php to send email and use my ISP's SMTP server to do it. >And I still experience the slowness. The curious thing is that >I don't experience this slowness with any of the standard mail >clients when sending mail (Outlook, Eudora, etc.) > >For whatever it's worth... > >Dave > >-----Original Message----- >From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:23 AM >To: 'Matt Hillebrand' >Cc: php-windows >Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] mail() function EXTREMELY slow > > >Hand on your heart: Do you really believe that this is due to >a slowness in >the mail() function of php? > >It might, and is probably, related to your own network. For >example: have >you check the ICMP traffic, to see if your network traffic is routed >correctly? You might have a router in the routing list that is >a "wacko" >router, and that might causes sporadic network hangs, and >disconnection's. > > /Anders > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Matt Hillebrand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:27 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; php-windows >>Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] mail() function EXTREMELY slow >> >> >>Yeah, I know about the max time variable, but it would be >unacceptable to >>take over a minute or two to send a handful of emails! >> >>I read an article that said you could use your ISP's SMTP >>server for the >>mail() function, but that didn't seem to work. >> >> >> >>Matt Hillebrand >>Web Developer >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ross Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:28 PM >>To: Matt Hillebrand; php-windows >>Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] mail() function EXTREMELY slow >> >> >>I hope you're not spamming... ;) >> >>In php.ini: >> >>max_execution_time=30 ; Maximum execution time of each script, in >>seconds >> >>Change it to what you need. The speed is pretty much >>dependent on your SMTP >>server though. >> >>Ross >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Matt Hillebrand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: 26 February 2002 23:13 >>To: php-windows >>Subject: [PHP-WIN] mail() function EXTREMELY slow >> >> >>I'm using the SMTP server that my company owns, but it takes >>forever just to >>send one email message. Trying to send a batch of emails with >>PHP's mail() >>function takes so long, that the script expires and I get an >>error message. >> >>I tried searching the archives of this list, but that search >>page seems to >>be broken. >> >>Thanks! >> >> >>Matt Hillebrand >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >>-- >>PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >>-- >>PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> >> >>-- >>PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php