[Xitami] SMTP address for CGI
Paul Reid
xitami@lists.xitami.org
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:05:44 -0500
> I must point the script to the SMTP address of the server,
Actually, "any" SMTP server that will accept email for delivery to
the recipient.
You must have an SMTP server set in your regular email program
(OutLook, NetScape Mail, Eudora, etc). This will usually be your
ISP's main post-office machine. Try that in your script.
Problem is: because of abuse, most SMTP machines no longer take
email from strangers (back in the good old days, they did). Some of
them will take email from any machine inside the domain's IP ranges.
Some expect you to authenticate with a password protected get Mail
operation first.
At home, your ISP's SMTP may work fine. On a hosted webserver, ask
the hosting outfit what to use for SMTP.
-PRR