how do you force Return-Path: variable in mail()?

[NotGiven]

I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
.....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n"
$headers .= "Return-Path: me <[e-mail]>\r\n";
.....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

[Jedi121]

"NotGiven" a écrit le 04/01/2004 :

I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n"
$headers .= "Return-Path: me <[e-mail]>\r\n";
....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

Maybe your hosting always overwrite the Return-Path:

--
Have you read the manual?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/

[CountScubula]

"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
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I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n"
$headers .= "Return-Path: me <[e-mail]>\r\n";
....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

look at
http://www.gzentools.com/snippetview...send-email.php

notice the -f in the 5th parameter of mail()

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[NotGiven]

That worked great. Thanks!

"CountScubula" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
news:8I*******************@bignews1.bellsouth.net. ..

I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n"
$headers .= "Return-Path: me <[e-mail]>\r\n";
....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

look at
http://www.gzentools.com/snippetview...send-email.php

notice the -f in the 5th parameter of mail()

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[NotGiven]

Mike:

I like your site and your mailer script. Thanks again for your help. I
have another question I posted to the group b4 I realized that site was your
site.

I still see my userID in the parameter as shown here seen in my full headers
of my email sent.

Received: (from userID@localhost) by mydomain.com

Any ideas?

Also, what does the section in the header, "X-Mailer: my php script\n" do?

thanks!
"CountScubula" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
news:8I*******************@bignews1.bellsouth.net. ..

I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n"
$headers .= "Return-Path: me <[e-mail]>\r\n";
....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

look at
http://www.gzentools.com/snippetview...send-email.php

notice the -f in the 5th parameter of mail()

--
Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools

[CountScubula]

> Mike:

I like your site and your mailer script. Thanks again for your help. I
have another question I posted to the group b4 I realized that site was your site.
Thank you, and you are welcome.

I still see my userID in the parameter as shown here seen in my full headers of my email sent.

Received: (from userID@localhost) by mydomain.com
This is becouse it is looking at whom is passing the mail to sendmail, it is
usualy the user that apache is running as.

Also, what does the section in the header, "X-Mailer: my php script\n" do?

X-headers, are generaly FYI types of information, they are not in the RFC's
(internet drafts of protocols)
They are not required, and anyone can put anything they want.

you could even add:
X-Web-From: mysite.com


thanks!

Your welcome :)

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Mike Bradley
http://gzen.myhq.info -- free online php tools
"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
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[Ian.H]

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 15:33:50 -0500, NotGiven wrote:

I am sending email using the mail() function on a hosted account. I am
trying to override the RETURN-PATH variable but it is not working. The
server keeps overriding the variable I put in.

Here's what I have:
....
$headers = "From: me <[e-mail]>\r\n" $headers .= "Return-Path: me
<[e-mail]>\r\n"; ....

When I send one to myself and display full headers, it shows my
us****@myserver.com as the Return-Path. Obviously, this is not good.

Any ideas?

This has to be done in the Web server config:
php_admin_value sendmail_path "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t -f yo*@foo.com"
etc etc.
HTH =)

Regards,

Ian

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Programming, Web design, development & hosting.

[CountScubula]

"NotGiven" <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote in message
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Mike:

I like your site and your mailer script. Thanks again for your help. I
have another question I posted to the group b4 I realized that site was your site.

I still see my userID in the parameter as shown here seen in my full headers of my email sent.

Received: (from userID@localhost) by mydomain.com

This will do it:

http://www.gzentools.com/snippetview...l&v=mxmail.php

--
Mike Bradley
http://www.gzentools.com -- free online php tools