Sending Email from PHP

[axman505]

I just came accross a very strang problem. I am trying to send an html email, and a "!" is getting randomly inserted into the email html string.

I am building a string with html, i print it to the screen before sending it, it looks fine there. But when i get the email, there is a random "!" inserted. Any ideas?

 

[sleipnir214]

Dig around in this forum. I know this was talked about in the last several months.


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[axman505]

I just took a glance back to the beginning of October, and didnt see anything. Any hints?

 

[sleipnir214]

I actually took part in the conversation, but don't remember the details.

It seemed to have something to do with the say you construct your long strings.


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[axman505]

If you coudl find a link to that thread, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[sleipnir214]

I've tried. Twice. I just don't remember a distinctive phrase which would narrow the search. I have a vague memory of something to do with string contatenation issues that seemed to be PHP version and platform-specific.

What verion of PHP are you running on what platform?


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[axman505]

php 5.0.2 and apache 2.0.52 on a redhat system.

 

[sleipnir214]

Aha! I found the thread.

thread434-913854




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[Bastien]

wordwrap function is needed

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[axman505]

thanks for the helps

 

[sleipnir214]

I've never been able to duplicate this problem.

axman505, did you install PHP from source or RPM? Also, what MTA are you using?


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[axman505]

compilied from source.

 

[sleipnir214]

So am I. What MTA -- sendmail, Postfix?


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[axman505]

sendmail

 

[sleipnir214]

My own installation differs from yours in two ways -- my OS is Fedora Core 2 and my MTA is Postfix. Since Fedora is a derivative of Redhat 9, I'm wondering if this is a sendmail problem.

Or perhaps there's something obscure the the SMTP RFCs that defines sendmail's behavior as correct and Postfix as incorrect.


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[axman505]

Well, the wordwrap appeared to do the tricks .. its been about another 80 test emails, with no random "!