PHP mail() function

GordyMac · 02-03-2009, 12:03 PM

I am using the PHP mail() function to send emails, I have identified the following headers:

Quote:

From: $from\r\nReply-To: $from\r\nReturn-Path: $from\r\n

$from is being identified as an email address.

now when I look at the headers in the email after I receive it, it says:

Quote:

Return-path: <nobody@SERVERNAME>
Envelope-to: contact@SITE
Delivery-date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:58:40 -0500
Received: from nobody by SERVERNAME with local (Exim 4.69)
(envelope-from <nobody@SERVERNAME>)
id 1LUObg-0007rX-PV
for contact@SITE; Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:58:40 -0500
To: contact@SITE
Subject: SITE
From: $EMAIL
Reply-To: $EMAIL
Message-Id:< *************>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:58:40 -0500

Why is it showing as nobody@SERVERNAME in the headers once it has been received?

CrazeD · 02-03-2009, 07:39 PM

Code:

From: $EMAIL
Reply-To: $EMAIL

Let me see where $from is assigned, and how you are using the header.

GordyMac · 02-03-2009, 08:02 PM

I made a mistake, it should be

Quote:

From: $from
Reply-To: $from

and

Quote:

$to = "$telephone$provider";
$from = $_POST['email'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
$subject = "txtme.co.cc";

Which is set obviously in a form, but it does work because it displays it perfect in the other 2 fields but not the Return-Path..

Quote:

$headers = "From: $from\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: $from\r\n"; // Return path for errors
$headers .= "Return-Path: $from\r\n"; // Return path for errors

and finally the actual sending

Quote:

mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);

CrazeD · 02-03-2009, 09:11 PM

Code:

$headers = "From: ".$from."\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: ".$from."\r\n"; // Return path for errors
$headers .= "Return-Path: ".$from."\r\n"; // Return path for errors

Try that.