Posted by Rik on 04/29/07 00:16

Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <f0vppv$sft$1@news2.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>,
> Rik <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Michael Vilain wrote:
>>> That's not how UNIX email works. AFAIK, php.ini tells php where the
>>> local mail transport agent (MTA) is located. php uses this to spawn a
>>> thread or perhaps even fork() a process to deliver the mail to the MTA.
>>> There's no provision to use "remote" MTAs.
>>>
>>> You'll have to configure the local MTA on the web server to forward the
>>> mail to the mail server if you want mail delivered.
>> Nonsense. PHP can just as easily use a third party SMTP server, as long
>> as it's configured properly, see Jerry's reply.
>
> OK, I'll say it --slowly-- for you. AFAIK, php.ini won't allow
> configuration to a REMOTE SMTP server on LINUX or UNIX systems.

Je m'excuse. Indeed the only hosts where I had to use a different SMTP
seem to be Windows hosts.... Where it's no problem to use a different one.


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Rik Wasmus

Estimated date being able to walk again: 01-05-2007.
Less then a week, hurray!

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