using mail() in absence of SMTP server

[neill@ktwo.co.uk]

Very new to this so be gentle

My ISP doesn't offer an SMTP server as default, therefore my mail() function does not work. Is there an alternative function? Or a work-around of another sort?

[ruturajv]

there are plenty of free open SMTP servers.. just search for them
and change the smtp settings in php.ini accordingly or do ini_set

[Alexei Kubarev]

host: server.bredband.net
port: 25
send_from = Whatever@you.want