Yes. However, with the preponderance of UCE (Unsolicited Commercial
Email, also known as SPAM), you will have problems. The majority of
systems you try to deliver to will reject your mail because your domain
name is bogus and does not match up with your ip address.
Sendmail will just work. So will PHP3. You can test with your loopback
address of 127.0.0.1 without a problem.
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Wizaerd wrote:
> Ok, I need some information, but you'll need some background information...
> I have a linux box at home hooked up to the internet with DHCP through US
> West VDSL. The IP has never actually changed, but it could at any time
> because of the DHCP. I have a Windows 98 box connected via a second NIC
> card to the Linux machine, which uses the Linux box as a
> gateway/router/firewall to the internet. So because of the DHCP connection,
> I don't have DNS running and I don't use Sendmail.
>
> On the Linux box, I have Apache 1.3.12 installed and am in the process of
> learning PHP. However, one of the things I want to do is convert my
> ColdFusion discussion forum over to PHP, but was hoping I could send myself
> email notifications during the testing period (so when I do copy this app to
> a real server it would work as expected...)...
>
> Is there someway to use sendmail and the mailing options of PHP without
> using DNS and having a static IP? Or better yet is there a way to use
> sendmail and DNS without having a static IP?
>
