Problem sending email from Windows XP / Apache 2 /php 5.0

[Martin Meng]

Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the
mail() function always return fails. I was trying to use
smtp.mail.yahoo .com I wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp
requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Kevin]

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR Mail
class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs******** ************@gi ganews.com...

Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the mail()
function always return fails. I was trying to use smtp.mail.yahoo .com I
wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Martin Meng]

But I was using the syntax
[yahoo_login]:[password]@smtp.mail.yaho o.com
Still no good. - FRUSTRATED ! -
Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR Mail
class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs******** ************@gi ganews.com...

Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the mail()
function always return fails. I was trying to use smtp.mail.yahoo .com I
wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Kevin]

I'm pretty sure that syntax for the SMTP server won't work. If you need to
authenticate, you'll need to use a package that supports it.

Is PHP giving any errors or warnings?

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:41******** ******@yahoo.co m...

But I was using the syntax
[yahoo_login]:[password]@smtp.mail.yaho o.com
Still no good. - FRUSTRATED ! -
Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR Mail
class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs******** ************@gi ganews.com...

Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the mail()
function always return fails. I was trying to use smtp.mail.yahoo .com
I wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Martin Meng]

I will try the package method. Thanx for the pointer.

Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

I'm pretty sure that syntax for the SMTP server won't work. If you need to
authenticate, you'll need to use a package that supports it.

Is PHP giving any errors or warnings?

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:41******** ******@yahoo.co m...

But I was using the syntax
[yahoo_login]:[password]@smtp.mail.yaho o.com
Still no good. - FRUSTRATED ! -
Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR Mail
class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs***** *************** @giganews.com.. .
Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the mail()
function always return fails. I was trying to use smtp.mail.yahoo .com
I wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Martin Meng]

Success! Works like a charm using phpmailer.

Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Martin Meng wrote:

I will try the package method. Thanx for the pointer.

Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

I'm pretty sure that syntax for the SMTP server won't work. If you
need to authenticate, you'll need to use a package that supports it.

Is PHP giving any errors or warnings?

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:41******** ******@yahoo.co m...

But I was using the syntax
[yahoo_login]:[password]@smtp.mail.yaho o.com
Still no good. - FRUSTRATED ! -
Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR
Mail class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs******** ************@gi ganews.com...
> Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the
> mail() function always return fails. I was trying to use
> smtp.mail.yahoo .com I wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp
> requests from php?
>
> Any thoughts on this anybody?

[Amir Khawaja]

Martin Meng wrote:

But I was using the syntax
[yahoo_login]:[password]@smtp.mail.yaho o.com
Still no good. - FRUSTRATED ! -
Junxter Ad Network
http://www.junxter.com
Kevin wrote:

Maybe Yahoo requires authentication for SMTP? Try using the PEAR Mail
class, which supposedly supports authentication.

- Kevin

"Martin Meng" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
news:Qs******** ************@gi ganews.com...

Set up SMTP / smtp_from variable, as suggested in manual. But the
mail() function always return fails. I was trying to use
smtp.mail.yahoo .com I wonder if yahoo is somehow blocking smtp
requests from php?

Any thoughts on this anybody?

More than likely, relaying is disabled on Yahoo! end. Almost all mail
servers are configured to disable relaying as a security measure. You
should use your own or your ISP's SMTP server.

Best regards,
Amir Khawaja.

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