That doesn't work either because this machine's SMTP doesn't know it's user
in it's own domain, so a modification of the /etc/hosts file is
necessnary....

"Danny Shepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
023901c2d836$773f83c0$6400a8c0@DANNYS">news:023901c2d836$773f83c0$6400a8c0@DANNYS...
> I'd say an even simpler workaround would be to add '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' as
> the fifth parameter to the mail function - just as in example 3 of the
docs.
>
> Danny.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:43 PM
> Subject: [PHP] Finally!!! A workaround to mail() in PHP...
>
>
> > Finally a workaround to the problem in mail() in PHP....  I did the
> posting
> > somewhere, so I'll cut to the chase by posting it here....  My recent
> > posting does not work too well....
> >
> > --clip--
> > This is for any Unix or Linux machine using the Sendmail.  However, no
> > guarentee that it would work in Windows.
> >
> > Some SMTP won't accept e-mail with the "From: host@domain" without the
> > suffix "com", like "domain.com", so using the "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> option
> > in the $header in the mail() does not solve the problem for me.
> >
> > Someone suggest using the php.ini with the configuration by adding the
"-f
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" to the sendmail path.  Example look like this....
> >
> > --clip--
> > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > --clip--
> >
> > This is not an option for me because it is limit to one user, not more
> than
> > one and it override the "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" option in the $header in
> > mail()..  So, Finally there is a workaround to the problem and it is
very
> > simple....  Just add this entrie to the /etc/hosts file in Unix or
Linux.
> > Just substitute the word in bracket for a value....
> > --clip--
> > <ip address>        <machine's_host.domain.com>
> > --clip--
> >
> > Example ...
> > --clip--
> > 123.456.789.012      xyz.abc.com
> > --clip--
> >
> > Make sure your machine do the search order with the host first before
the
> > DNS or Nameserver.  In my case in AIX, is "/etc/netsvc.conf".
> >
> > Hope
> >
> > Make sure your machine is set to read the host file first before the DNS
> or
> > the nameserver, if not then make some changes to it.  In my case for
AIX,
> it
> > is "/etc/netsvc.conf"...
> >
> > Hope this help....
> > --clip--
> >
> >
> >
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