[PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /en/functions mail.xml

[Zak Greant]

zak             Sat Jul  7 04:36:55 2001 EDT

  Modified files:              
    /phpdoc/en/functions        mail.xml 
  Log:
  Added information to the mail() function on MIME-encoded email. Put the 
  info near the top of the writeup in an attempt to reduce the flow of ill-placed 
  manual notes on the subject. :)
  
  
Index: phpdoc/en/functions/mail.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/mail.xml:1.21 phpdoc/en/functions/mail.xml:1.22
--- phpdoc/en/functions/mail.xml:1.21   Sat Jun 23 16:10:51 2001
+++ phpdoc/en/functions/mail.xml        Sat Jul  7 04:36:54 2001
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
       <paramdef>string <parameter>to</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>string <parameter>subject</parameter></paramdef>
       <paramdef>string <parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
-      <paramdef>string 
+      <paramdef>string
        <parameter><optional>additional_headers</optional></parameter>
       </paramdef>
-      <paramdef>string 
+      <paramdef>string
        <parameter><optional>additional_parameters</optional>
        </parameter>
       </paramdef>
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@
      specified in <parameter>message</parameter> to the receiver
      specified in <parameter>to</parameter>. Multiple recipients can
      be specified by putting a comma between each address in
-     <parameter>to</parameter>.
+     <parameter>to</parameter>.  Email with attachments and special
+        types of content can be sent using this function. This is
+        accomplished via MIME-encoding - for more information, see
+        <ulink url="http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/sendmimeemailpart1.php";
+        >http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/sendmimeemailpart1.php</ulink> or
+        RFC 1896 (Visit <ulink url="http://www.rfc-editor.org/";
+        >http://www.rfc-editor.org/</ulink>).
     </simpara>
     <para>
      <function>mail</function> returns <literal>TRUE</literal> if the mail
@@ -112,14 +118,14 @@
 $message .= "3rd \t\tAug \t\t1970\n";
 $message .= "17rd\t\tAug \t\t1973\n";
 
-/* you can add a stock signature */ 
+/* you can add a stock signature */
 $message .= "--\r\n"; //Signature delimiter
 $message .= "Birthday reminder copylefted by public domain";
 
 /* additional header pieces for errors, From cc's, bcc's, etc */
 
 $headers .= "From: Birthday Reminder &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n";
-$headers .= "X-Sender: &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n"; 
+$headers .= "X-Sender: &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n";
 $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP\n"; // mailer
 $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"; // Urgent message!
 $headers .= "Return-Path: &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\n";  // Return path for errors