mail() command help

[cschoon]

Hello,

I am using the mail() function/command. whenever I Put mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $from) I have a problem with the $from variable. The email sends. The problem I am having is if my email was [email protected] when I receive the email it says it is from test. It seems to drop everything else. When I look at the return email, the proper email does show up => [email protected]. What am I missing if my variable $from = "[email protected]";

Also, is there a way to have it send "John Smith" <[email protected]>??

Any help would be great.

Thank you in advance

[poirot]

Actually the 4th argument is not "from", but the optional headers.

Use this:

[code]$headers = "From: John Smith <[email protected]>\r\n";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)[/code]

[cschoon]

[!--quoteo(post=380443:date=Jun 5 2006, 09:53 PM:name=poirot)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(poirot @ Jun 5 2006, 09:53 PM) [snapback]380443[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Actually the 4th argument is not "from", but the optional headers.

Use this:

[code]$headers = "From: John Smith <[email protected]>\r\n";
mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)[/code]
[/quote]

Worked like a charm! Thanks