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July 20th, 2003, 10:47 AM

scamout

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PHP mail() question - I think

I have a PHP routine that sends out a mail message upon completion of a form. It works fine but....

If someone enters a non-existent email address (like badaddress@yahoo.com) it would seem to me that
a bounce message would go to the FROM: address but it doesn't.

Could someone explain why not or better still, how can it be made to do so? It would help screen bad applications.

Here's the code:

<?
$EMailText = "Thank you for applying for membership with us (blah blah)

$FromId = "From: admin@mydomain.org";

$EMailSubject = "Your Application Received";

mail( $jf_email, $EMailSubject, $EMailText, $FromId );

# $jf_email is the applicant's address pulled from mySQL.
?>

July 20th, 2003, 01:39 PM

jpenn

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You need to send the return path in the headers:

PHP Code:


		
			
 $headers = "From: $some_name <$address>\n\r";

$headers .= "Return-path: <$return_address>\n\r";



mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers );

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