Email script hanging on execution.

[underscore]

hello to all TSDN

i wandered my mail problem.
am using a php to mail a person using my page...
my code like this..

 
$recipient = $POST['txtlogid'];
        $subject = 'Mail Test';
        $message = 'Greetings,'
                    ."\n\n\t".'This is a test of mail functionality.'
                    ."\n\n".'Thanks';
        $headers = 'From: [e-mail]'."\r\n"
        .'Reply-To: [e-mail]'."\r\n";
 
        if (mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $headers)) {
            echo 'Mail Sent';
        } else {
        echo 'Mail NOT Sent';
        }
 
        }
 

when i click my send button in my page it will hanged..

in my win32 (php.ini)

; For Win32 only.
 
SMTP = smtp.example.com //my outlook express smtp
smtp_port=465 // my outlook express smtp_port
 
 
sendmail_from = [e-mail]
 

can you please help me why i am hanged?
plss... help...

thanks.

[Atli]

Hi.

Are you sure you are using the correct port?
The outgoing SMTP port is usually 25 or 26.

Is it possible that you are using the incoming port rather than the outgoing?

[Atli]

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