Posted by paul on 06/30/05 20:49

Yes, thanks I learned and I got it working pretty cleanly now.


steve wrote:
> | So I'll need to separate headers and message. I'm not sure how it would
> | reassemble that though as multi-part. Maybe if I just did a simpler html
> | only content with one header.
>
> if you go the mail() route, yes...examples on the net on how to split it up.
> yes, you could do just a simple html and be done with it.
>
> | > if you have access to you smtp server's pick up directory, i'd recommend
> | > just writing directly to it with the output.
> |
> | I'll check. I'm not sure how this would help though.
>
> means you wouldn't have to use mail() and you write directly to file...smtp
> would pick it up and send it automatically. mail() is fn quircky...i cut out
> the middle-man...but then again, i'm working on my or my company's servers
> over which i have full command...you may not have cart-blanc.
>
>
> | Well, I tried it with just one header and I think it's working. Mozilla
> | doesn't really show the html styling but I think that's just following
> | the default display without adding colors & such. When I reply, it shows
> | up as an html table.
>
> FANTASTIC...at least we got rid of the html tags and see it being
> interpreted *as* html instead. you can embedd a css an have your html email
> refer to it so that your html is a bit more "stylish".
>
> anyway, glad you've gotten this far! the code i gave handles most scenarios
> people follow when wanting to send email via php...if it comes in handy down
> the road, keep it, use it, modify it, abuse it...just hoped you learned from
> it.
>
> ngu later,
>
> me
>
>

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