Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] php mail() ignores "From" header

[Steven L. <st...@tu...>]

Hey Don,

  We think the Pear mailing package is great and have been using that.  It
is quite easty to use.  You should check it out.

Steven

> OK I'll try that.
>
> Perhaps we could do with a core "mail" function that takes in the to,
> from, and message params?  I'm sure there are a couple of mods that
> might  send emails.  Like my next work, phpwsSendPr0nSpam.
>
> Don.
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Steven Levin wrote:
>
>> Don,
>>
>>  I have used that function before and got it to work just fine.  The
>> only
>> difference I see in my code is that I put the 'From' as the very first
>> thing in the header.  Maybe try that, but it would be silly if that
>> was the issue.
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>
>> > I'm at my wits' end.  No matter how many headers I set and pass to
>> the mail() function, the email always arrives with "apache" as the
>> sending user.  Granted the "Reply-To" is set properly and all other
>> stuff is right.  But I'd like to mail to appear as From the desired
>> sender.
>> >
>> > I've read the user comments on the php mail() doc page and have
>> tried nearly everything suggested, to no avail.
>> >
>> > Here is what I'm doing regards to trying to set the From address:
>> >
>> >         $from = "\"" . $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_name"] . "\" <" .
>> > $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] . ">";
>> >         $headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
>> >         $headers .= "Content-type: text/plain;
>> charset=iso-8859-1\n";
>> > $headers .= "X-Sender: <". $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] .
>> > ">\n";
>> >         $headers .= "X-Mailer: PHP\n"; //mailer
>> >         $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n"; //1 UrgentMessage, 3 Normal
>> > $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n"; //1 UrgentMessage, 3
>> > Normal
>> >         $headers .= "From: $from\n";
>> >         $headers .= "Reply-To: <". $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] .
>> > ">\n";
>> >         $headers .= "Return-Path: <".
>> $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"] .
>> > ">\n";
>> >         $extra = "-f " . $_REQUEST["EMAIL_sender_email"];
>> >
>> > so I call mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers, $extra).  mail is
>> sent
>> >  fine, but that From: field gets changed to apache.
>> >
>> > Has anyone dealt with this jazz?
>> >
>> > Don.
>> >
>> >
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