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RE: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
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| Ryan Jameson 2004-05-19, 11:30 am |
| I'm quite sure it's not a problem with the mail function. It's probably
the reverse dns configuration on your SMTP/sendmail server. AOL &
Verizon have been two real sticklers for that.
If you know the IP address that your server is sending the email from
you can use this:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ptr.ch?ip=3DYOURIPADDRESS
To check the revers dns resolution. You may be surprised.
<>< Ryan=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:mlemos@acm.org]=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:28 PM
To: php-db@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
Hello,
On 12/12/2003 04:34 AM, Matt Perry wrote:
> I use the following php mail function in an online applicaiton
program:
>=20
> mail($email, "application submitted", $message, "From:=20
> employment@mycompany.com\r\n");
>=20
> This function does not always work when I modify $message. I have=20
> checked for null values for $message already but this does not seem to
> be the problem.
> I am trying to develop some sort of pattern of when this function=20
> works and when it does not.
> The only essential difference between the values I pass in for message
> is the one that does not always work includes a link. Apparently=20
> anyone useing AOL email is particularly vulnerable to this problem.
>=20
> Is it likely that AOL and other mail servers sometimes block any email
> from a web site if it has a link in the main body? Or should I not be
> useing mail() in this manner to begin with?
Maybe you are not generating the message headers and body properly.=20
Without seeing the code that you use to define $message, it is hard to
tell.
I just suggest that you try this class to properly compose and send your
messages:
http://www.phpclasses.org/mimemessage
--=20
Regards,
Manuel Lemos
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| Daniel Brunner 2004-05-19, 12:30 pm |
| Hello!!
That's not always true.
I just sent mail using php to my AOL account, and it worked. The smtp
mail server doesn't have a reverse dns lookup.
His problem might be that the SMTP server he is using my be on the black
list.
http://www.ordb.org/
This will cause a ton of problems.
It took me 3 w s to get off that list!!!
Anyway...
Instead of sending it like this...
mail($email, "application submitted", $message, "From:
employment@mycompany.com\r\n");
Do something like this...
$text = stripslashes($text);
$subject = stripslashes($sub);
$header = "From: $From\nReply-To: $From\n";
$header .= "Cc: $cc\n";
$header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
$header .= "Content-Type: text/plain\n";
$header .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bnoit\n\n";
$header .= "$text\n";
mail($To, $subject, "", $header);
I alwasy like working with strings....
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: RJameson [mailto:RJameson@usa.ibs.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:12 AM
To: php-db
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
I'm quite sure it's not a problem with the mail function. It's probably
the reverse dns configuration on your SMTP/sendmail server. AOL &
Verizon have been two real sticklers for that.
If you know the IP address that your server is sending the email from
you can use this:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ptr.ch?ip=YOURIPADDRESS
To check the revers dns resolution. You may be surprised.
<>< Ryan
-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:mlemos@acm.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:28 PM
To: php-db@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
Hello,
On 12/12/2003 04:34 AM, Matt Perry wrote:
> I use the following php mail function in an online applicaiton
program:
>
> mail($email, "application submitted", $message, "From:
> employment@mycompany.com\r\n");
>
> This function does not always work when I modify $message. I have
> checked for null values for $message already but this does not seem to
> be the problem.
> I am trying to develop some sort of pattern of when this function
> works and when it does not.
> The only essential difference between the values I pass in for message
> is the one that does not always work includes a link. Apparently
> anyone useing AOL email is particularly vulnerable to this problem.
>
> Is it likely that AOL and other mail servers sometimes block any email
> from a web site if it has a link in the main body? Or should I not be
> useing mail() in this manner to begin with?
Maybe you are not generating the message headers and body properly.
Without seeing the code that you use to define $message, it is hard to
tell.
I just suggest that you try this class to properly compose and send your
messages:
http://www.phpclasses.org/mimemessage
--
Regards,
Manuel Lemos
PHP Classes - Free ready to use OOP components written in PHP
http://www.phpclasses.org/
PHP Reviews - Reviews of PHP books and other products
http://www.phpclasses.org/reviews/
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http://www.meta-language.net/metastorage.html
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| J-Michael Roberts 2004-05-19, 1:30 pm |
| This is something I've been dealing with for a little too long.
AOL has a big list of methods they use to block what they think are
spam. Some of these things are:
- Reverse DNS Lookups: If you don't have an entry, your mail is dumped
- Mail Formatting: If the format of your message is not RFC Compliant,
your mail is dumped.
- Open Relay Lists: If your IP is on a blacklist, your mail is dumped.
- MX Record Lookups: If the domain of your address does not have an MX
record, your mail is dumped.
- Dynamic IP Lists: If you are on a (known) dynamically assigned IP
address, your mail is dumped.
- Message Content: If your message contains obfuscated (hex-coded)
URL's, your mail is dumped.
- Rolling Blockouts: Aol has been known to block whole blocks of IP's
just because they feel like it.
The list goes on like this for awhile. For more info, pay a visit to
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/
--JMR
Daniel.Brunner@Duni.com wrote:
>Hello!!
>
>That's not always true.
>
>I just sent mail using php to my AOL account, and it worked. The smtp
>mail server doesn't have a reverse dns lookup.
>
>His problem might be that the SMTP server he is using my be on the black
>list.
>
>http://www.ordb.org/
>
>This will cause a ton of problems.
>
>
>It took me 3 ws to get off that list!!!
>
>
>
>Anyway...
>
>
>Instead of sending it like this...
>
>mail($email, "application submitted", $message, "From:
>employment@mycompany.com\r\n");
>
>
>Do something like this...
>
>
>$text = stripslashes($text);
>$subject = stripslashes($sub);
>
> $header = "From: $From\nReply-To: $From\n";
> $header .= "Cc: $cc\n";
> $header .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
> $header .= "Content-Type: text/plain\n";
> $header .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bnoit\n\n";
> $header .= "$text\n";
>
>mail($To, $subject, "", $header);
>
>
>I alwasy like working with strings....
>
>
>Dan
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: RJameson [mailto:RJameson@usa.ibs.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:12 AM
>To: php-db
>Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
>
>
>I'm quite sure it's not a problem with the mail function. It's probably
>the reverse dns configuration on your SMTP/sendmail server. AOL &
>Verizon have been two real sticklers for that.
>
>If you know the IP address that your server is sending the email from
>you can use this:
>
>http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ptr.ch?ip=YOURIPADDRESS
>
>To check the revers dns resolution. You may be surprised.
>
><>< Ryan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:mlemos@acm.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:28 PM
>To: php-db@lists.php.net
>Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: mail() function and AOL users
>
>Hello,
>
>On 12/12/2003 04:34 AM, Matt Perry wrote:
>
>
>program:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Maybe you are not generating the message headers and body properly.
>Without seeing the code that you use to define $message, it is hard to
>tell.
>
>I just suggest that you try this class to properly compose and send your
>messages:
>
>http://www.phpclasses.org/mimemessage
>
>
>
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