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Request #17513 Default Additional command of mail()
Submitted: 2002-05-29 15:21 UTC Modified: 2003-02-26 14:11 UTC
Votes:5
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:5 of 5 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (20.0%)
Same OS:1 (20.0%)
From: eurower at eurower dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.1.2 OS: Redhat 7.1
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-05-29 15:21 UTC] eurower at eurower dot com 
Hello,

when a user put in his script the mail() function, the mail is sent and we see in the log from: apache@localdomain
If we set the additional command -ffromme@domain.com so the log become from: fromme@domain.com and any error return mail will be send to fromme (and no more apache)...
Meanwhile, this news feature is not implemented by all projets in php, of course, a user can not set this additional command, so, the mail will be send from apache and it's not recommanded ...
The best will be that if the additional header is not set, so the mail() function serach the From line in the header and put it as additional header ...(the Error-to line is not always set, but the from is always)
So, the very best will that if the additional header is not set AND there is no From line in the normal header, so the mail() return false.
This option can for example, be activated from the php.ini.
So, if a administrator want it, it can force user to set the From line in the header and/or a additional command to identify mail in the log files and for not error mal return to apache (and not user)

Thank you very much ...

Best regards,

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 [2003-02-26 14:11 UTC] derick@php.net 
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From PHP 5 you can force it with the ini setting "mail_force_extra_parameters", see also:
http://news.php.net/article.php?group=php.cvs&article=19210

Derick
 
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