Mailing with existing POP3 and SMTP accounts?

[chewmanfoo]

Guys,

Has anyone found a way to use an existing SMTP account on a different servier to send mail from a PHP script? For instance, in order to have the set up the "register a user ---> send email to user ---> confirm user identity with reply" loop, you need to be able to send an email automatically from the web server. But my corporate web server is NOT running any mail servers. But we have a mail server in the rack next to it. How can I use that mail server in a different box to send and recieve email from the web server box?

Thanks!
chewmanfoo

 

[DRJ478]

Check out the phpmailer class at sourceforge. It allows for SMTP sending.

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net

Also:
The IMAP functions of PHP also include POP functions - the naming is a bit off.

http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/ref.imap.php

 

[welshtroll]

Start by visiting here

http://www.php.net/imap

to learn about how to build a web-based email service

Another place would be

http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Email_Systems/Web-based_Email/

for prebuild ones

Tutorials
Create Your Own Mail Script With PHP and IMAP

http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/104/1

Building A PHP-based mail client (part 1)

http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/PHPMail/PHPMail1/page1.html

(3 part series)

Hope these help

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