using mail() on WinXP Pro

[jemminger]

hello all,

i have winXP Pro with a working smtp server (comes with IIS)...any idea how to get php mail() to work with it? i already have set

SMTP = localhost

in php.ini

thanks,

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-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }

 

[sleipnir214]

Just to ask the dumb question....

You do have an SMTP server running on the same machine you're running PHP on, right?

You also need to set the sendmail_from setting.

From there it's just a matter of invoking mail(). For more complex email messages, you might want to look into PHPMailer:

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net

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[jemminger]

yep, both running on the same machine (localhost)

i've tried phpmailer too, but just get the error
"Mailer Error: Language string failed to load: recipients_failed (myemail@hotmail.com)"



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-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }

 

[sleipnir214]

What SMTP server are you using? Can you, form the PHP machine, telnet to it on port 25?

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