mail() -> doesn't work; complains "Recipient names must be specified"

Hi All

Sendmail 8.12.11
php 4.3.9

Sendmail is installed and works properly.
php is NOT in safemode

from the command line; mail user@domain.com < testmsg works fine.

Here is the code that I am trying.. Ideas?

$from='wiscripter@soundwifi.net';
$to='todh@yesterdayspc.com';
$subject='Test';
$body=`cat welcome.txt`;

# mail($to, $subject, $body, $from);
# print "$result\n";
mail("todh@yesterdayspc.com","junk","This is the body", \
"From: wiscripter@soundwifi.net");

Please note that I have tried BOTH mail() functions above with the same
results...

OldGuy wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Sendmail 8.12.11
> php 4.3.9
>
> Sendmail is installed and works properly.
> php is NOT in safemode
>
> from the command line; mail user@domain.com < testmsg works fine.
>
> Here is the code that I am trying.. Ideas?
>
> $from='wiscripter@soundwifi.net';
> $to='todh@yesterdayspc.com';
> $subject='Test';
> $body=`cat welcome.txt`;
>
> # mail($to, $subject, $body, $from);
> # print "$result\n";
> mail("todh@yesterdayspc.com","junk","This is the body", \
> "From: wiscripter@soundwifi.net");

Try:

$to = '<todh@yesterdayspc.com>';
$from = 'From: <wiscripter@soundwifi.net>';
mail($to,'Junk','Body lines',$from);
I believe you need the angle brackets around the addresses.

Ken

> Try:
>
> $to = '<todh@yesterdayspc.com>';
> $from = 'From: <wiscripter@soundwifi.net>';
> mail($to,'Junk','Body lines',$from);
> I believe you need the angle brackets around the addresses.
>
> Ken
>

Nope, mail($to,'junk','body lines',$from); still comes up with the
..subject complaint.

I think that I have tried all forms of variables:
"to: todh ...
"todh@ ...
'to: todh ...
'todh@ ... and it still complains about not having reciepents... I
believe that sendmail is complaining as I get:

Dec 13 08:57:24 yesterdays1 sendmail[17638]: iBDGvO59017638: from=root,
size=89, class=0, nrcpts=0,
msgid=<200412131657.iBDGvO59017638@yesterdays1.sou ndwifi.net>,
relay=root@localhost

Looks like the function is NOT passing arguments correctly?

todh

Hello,

OldGuy wrote:
> Sendmail 8.12.11
> php 4.3.9
>
> Sendmail is installed and works properly.
> php is NOT in safemode
>
> from the command line; mail user@domain.com < testmsg works fine.
>
> Here is the code that I am trying.. Ideas?
>
> $from='wiscripter@soundwifi.net';
> $to='todh@yesterdayspc.com';
> $subject='Test';
> $body=`cat welcome.txt`;
>
> # mail($to, $subject, $body, $from);
> # print "$result\n";
> mail("todh@yesterdayspc.com","junk","This is the body", \
> "From: wiscripter@soundwifi.net");
>
> Please note that I have tried BOTH mail() functions above with the same
> results...

I think your message is sent but bounced to your root account. Check
your machine root mailbox and you will see.

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Nope, box is empty. The sendmail log line ( only one ) shows that we
*tried* to send, but it wasn't accepted. ( status sent) is not shown.

Manuel Lemos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> OldGuy wrote:
>
>> Sendmail 8.12.11
>> php 4.3.9
>>
>> Sendmail is installed and works properly.
>> php is NOT in safemode
>>
>> from the command line; mail user@domain.com < testmsg works fine.
>>
>> Here is the code that I am trying.. Ideas?
>>
>> $from='wiscripter@soundwifi.net';
>> $to='todh@yesterdayspc.com';
>> $subject='Test';
>> $body=`cat welcome.txt`;
>>
>> # mail($to, $subject, $body, $from);
>> # print "$result\n";
>> mail("todh@yesterdayspc.com","junk","This is the body", \
>> "From: wiscripter@soundwifi.net");
>>
>> Please note that I have tried BOTH mail() functions above with the
>> same results...
>
>
> I think your message is sent but bounced to your root account. Check
> your machine root mailbox and you will see.
>

Hello,

OldGuy wrote:
> Nope, box is empty. The sendmail log line ( only one ) shows that we
> *tried* to send, but it wasn't accepted. ( status sent) is not shown.

If it didn't bounce it is because it is still in the queue for a later
retry.

--

Regards,
Manuel Lemos

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http://www.phpclasses.org/

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Nope, Queue is empty as is root's mail box. Complete strange.

I am gonna try on another php enabled box just to see if it does the
same stuff..

Will post

Manuel Lemos wrote:
> Hello,
>
> OldGuy wrote:
>
>> Nope, box is empty. The sendmail log line ( only one ) shows that we
>> *tried* to send, but it wasn't accepted. ( status sent) is not shown.
>
>
> If it didn't bounce it is because it is still in the queue for a later
> retry.
>

Hello,

OldGuy said the following on 12/14/2004 05:07 PM:
> Nope, Queue is empty as is root's mail box. Complete strange.

The only circumstance when that happens is when the return address does
not correspond to a valid deliverable mailbox. I think it is set to to
root@localhost by default. You need to change that to an usable address.

--

Regards,
Manuel Lemos

PHP Classes - Free ready to use OOP components written in PHP
http://www.phpclasses.org/

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Ok, tried the 'other box' -> RedHat 9 [ 2.4.20-30.9 ], sendmail 8.12.10,
php 5.0.0

here is the script ( linewraps -> be careful ) and I know yesterdays is
not spelled correctly.

<?php

session_start();

$MailTo = "todh@yestrdayspc.com";
$MailSub = "Test'n from DaBackup";
$Message = "NOW is the time for all good men to come to the aid of
their country.";

mail($MailTo, $MailSub, $Message );

print "And the other\n";

mail("todh@yestrdayspc.com","Test from DaBackup","Now is the time...");
?>

Does the same thing for BOTH of the mail() functions. Except this time
I got some other stuff from php...

Recipient names must be specified
Recipient names must be specified
Content-type: text/html
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.0.0
Set-Cookie: PPSESSION=[insert ye favorite mumbojumbo here]: path=/

I must be doing something really st00pid?

Manuel Lemos wrote:
[snip]
> The only circumstance when that happens is when the return address does
> not correspond to a valid deliverable mailbox. I think it is set to to
> root@localhost by default. You need to change that to an usable address.
>

root@localhost is a valid address. When sendmail encounters an invalid
sender AND the message bounces for some reason or another, postmaster is
notified and then forwarded to whom ever the alias points to ( root in
this case )

todh

Hi,

I had some problem with PHP 5 on Solaris 8 OS. it reads the php.ini
file, but its not using the config variable.

finally I used PEAR mail module to sent e-mail.
you can find the sample code in php documet web site.

-SR