getting mail to work in php! help

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dwills898
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getting mail to work in php! help

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Does anyone know of a good free mail server that I can use with my php script I wrote, every free mail server I try does not work. I have comcast. Thanks for any help. Or any other suggestions
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Perhaps it is your script and not the mail servers? ;)
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Does your host not provide a mail server?

PHP should by default use the server it is hosted on to send mail, and this should work from your host.

If your host is not giving you a mail server, I strongly recommend going elsewhere!
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im developing the site on my personal computer, i dont have a host yet, and yes my script was connecting with the mail server i had they just never send the message they suck
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I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Test the script from a server that's configured. I've never actually had an eMail get sent from my own computer.

That said, if you want, just PM me with a username and password, and I'll set up an account for you on one of my hosting packages and I'll give you the POP/SMTP access. (Mind you, it will have a quota of about 20 megabytes.)

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