mail and php.ini problems

[gerhardt]

Hey,
I still have the problem with the mail function and I cannot get it to work.
I am using this code:
mail( "xxx@web.de", "test", "test", "From: yyy@web.de" )
the php.ini looks like this:

[mail function]
SMTP=smtp.web.de
sendmail_from=xxx@web.de

When i run this code I get this error message:

Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\programme\easyphp\www\ilka1
\templates\sendmail.php on line 19

Does anyone has an idea what the problem here could be. Thanx for your answer..

YOGI

[swirlee]

[mail function]
SMTP=smtp.web.de
sendmail_from=xxx@web.de

When i run this code I get this error message:

Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\programme\easyphp\www\ilka1
\templates\sendmail.php on line 19

Does your server have access to send mail through smtp.web.de? The vast majority of SMTP servers (particularly on big sites like Web.de) refuse connections from people they don't know, so unless it "knows" your server, you're not going to have any luck.

[sigix]

yah i agree swirlee ... it is authentication problem... :arrow:

[Jeremy]

It is an Auth problem. web.de requires POP before smtp. So if you don't login to POP3 within 10 mins before you send over SMTP it'll refuse the connection.

Jeremy