ID:               37073
 User updated by:  junkmail-trash at cowsgo dot mu
 Reported By:      junkmail-trash at cowsgo dot mu
 Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         Mail related
 Operating System: Windows XP / Apache
 PHP Version:      5.1.2
 New Comment:

$header (line 3) in the example code should read:

$header = "From: \"Joe Bob\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n";

to match the output


Previous Comments:
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[2006-04-13 18:32:10] junkmail-trash at cowsgo dot mu

Description:
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When using PHP's mail function on Windows, the Return-Path: header is
generated by PHP automatically.  The value for the header is derived
from the From: header supplied by the user.

The problem is that if there is a name in the From: header, such as:

From: "Joe Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

PHP will mangle the Return-Path: header as:

Return-Path: <"Joe Bob <joe"@bob.com>

Some MTAs will then reject the entire email for having an invalid
Return-Path header.

To observe this, you need to sniff the SMTP connection using a tool
like tcpflow, or view the message source if it is delivered correctly. 
The From: header displayed by your mail client is not an indicator of
the Return-Path: header.

Please reference http://cr.yp.to/immhf/envelope.html for a nice
human-readable interpetation of the relevant RFCs.

Reproduce code:
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ini_set('SMTP', 'youremailserver.com');
ini_set('smtp_port', '25');

$header = "From: \"Some Guy\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\r\n";
mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]","Test Subject", "Test Message", $header);

Expected result:
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(Using Thunderbird's "View Source" option)

>From - Thu Apr 13 11:26:12 2006
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 29537 invoked from network); 13 Apr 2006 18:26:14
-0000
Received: from localhost (HELO foo) (127.0.0.1)
  by somesite.com with SMTP; 13 Apr 2006 18:26:14 -0000
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:26:04 -0700
Subject: Test Subject
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Joe Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Test Message

Actual result:
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(Using Thunderbird's "View Source" option)

>From - Thu Apr 13 11:26:12 2006
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
Return-Path: <"Joe Bob <joe"@bob.com>
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 29537 invoked from network); 13 Apr 2006 18:26:14
-0000
Received: from localhost (HELO foo) (127.0.0.1)
  by somesite.com with SMTP; 13 Apr 2006 18:26:14 -0000
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:26:04 -0700
Subject: Test Subject
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Joe Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Test Message


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