PHP mail command + emailing hotmail issue

[JimFL]

Hi,

I am getting nowhere quickly with a php mail issue.

I have set up a script on my server to run a basic mail command on a unix server.

The code is below but as you can see it should email.

<?php
$to = //my email address
$from = //my domain in question
$message ="This is a test";

$headers = "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";


$headers .= "To: ".$to." \n";
$headers .= "From: ".$from." \n";
$subject = "TEST EMAIL from IP ADDRESS HERE";

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

The script works fine if I email to my work address but not to my hotmail address. However if I run the same code from another host company it works fine!!

I have spoken to the host company and they have confirmed that the email has left the server and reaches the recipient IP address. Apparently the mail is recieved without a problem (code:250) and is queued for delivery.

However I never recieved the test email/s and have spoken to hotmail directly to ask them what is happening. The first line of help has said that I should add the testing from address to my contacts which I have done (which didnt help the situation).

I have asked them to set up SENDER IP and apparently reverse DNS is set up as well but again it hasnt resolved the issue.

I have also changed the code so that the \r where removed from the headers - ie only used on Windows servers.

Has anybody else had any similar issues or can anybody help to resolve this?

JimFL

 

[jpadie]

i'd guess your IP address range (or that of your host) has been blocked by MS.

try using phpmailer and configure the smtp class within the package to point at a trusted email relayer for your domain.