finding mail server name via php

[natefanaro]

I'm working on a web based mail client using php. I want people to enter in their email address and password and log in to their mail account. In order to check the mail box I need the name of their pop3 server. Most are just mail.theirdomain.com but are sometimes different. Is there any way with php to find the mail server address of a domain? I know it can be done, mail2web.com is a good example of what I'm trying to do. (They're using asp though)

Thanks.

 

[sleipnir214]

I recommend you take a look at getmxrr() (

http://php.he.net/manual/en/function.getmxrr.php)

and gethostbyname() (

http://php.he.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php)

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