When using PHP's built-in mail function, does the "From" e-mail address have to be an actual email address or can it be a fake address you use to disguise the user's actual e-mail address? The reason I ask is because we're developing an online dating site, and I would prefer the emails that get sent out do not come from the user's actual email address. If I want to do something like this, do I need to set up a mailbox for each user that signs up on the site or can I just use an email address that doesn't actually have an e-mail box?
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Send mail from fake email?
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sleipnir214
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With any use of SMTP, the "From" or "Reply-to" address is arbitrarily set by the sender. You can do this in PHP scripts, too.
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