Re: [PHP] OS need anything for mail() to work?

Shawn McKenzie wrote:
> Brian Dunning wrote:
>> Is there any way for PHP to know that this email is not going through?
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Eric Butera wrote:
>>
>>>> Apr 24 17:03:34 MacBrian postfix/error[10699]: F19D21287847:
>>>> to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=4470, delays=4440/30/0/0,
>>>> dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (delivery temporarily suspended: connect to
>>>> skeptoid.com[72.32.102.215]: Operation timed out)
>>>>
>>>> PHP returned 'TRUE', so how do I tell if it failed or not?
>>>>
>>>> Looks like your mailserver is saying no way.  You might have to roll
>>> up your sleeves and figure out how to make your local postfix relay to
>>> your isp's mail server instead of skeptoid as it is probably shutting
>>> you down.  That is what I had to do at home running ubuntu.
>>
> 
> As far as PHP is concerned it did work, the local MTA accepted it.  A 
> class to use SMTP may offer more error reporting.
> 
> Maybe if skeptoid.com had an MX record?  Which it doesn't.
> 
> -Shawn

I see, MX is to mail.briandunning.com. :-)

-Shawn