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Request #7068 fails when 'to:' argument has the form "Name <name@somewhere.xxx>"
Submitted: 2000-10-06 15:03 UTC Modified: 2015-05-28 12:48 UTC
Votes:5
Avg. Score:1.8 ± 1.0
Reproduced:1 of 3 (33.3%)
Same Version:2 (200.0%)
Same OS:2 (200.0%)
From: moxley at inetarena dot com Assigned: kalle (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Mail related
PHP Version: Any version OS: win32 only
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-10-06 15:03 UTC] moxley at inetarena dot com 
code that fails:
mail("Greg Kempster <moxley@inetarena.com>", "theSubject",
"theBody", "From: me <moxley@inetarena.com>");

php.ini at mail portion:
[mail function]
SMTP
		=	pop.ptld.uswest.net			;for win32 only
sendmail_from
=
info@caelestisproductions.com
;for win32 only
;sendmail_path
=
					;for unix only, may supply arguments as well (default is
'sendmail -t -i')

Additionally:
This works:
mail("moxley@inetarena.com", "theSubject", "theBody", "From:
me <moxley@inetarena.com>");

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 [2001-01-12 07:55 UTC] cynic@php.net 
confirmed on NT 5 / Apache / CGI from today's CVS.

mail( '"CYNIC" <cynic@php.net>' , 'subject' , 'body body body' ) ;

(it doesn't matter whether the name is quoted or not)

result:
-------

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at php.net.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.


<CYNIC <cynic@php.net>:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)


--- Below this line is a copy of the message.


Return-Path: <cynic@mail.cz>
Received: (qmail 28535 invoked from network); 12 Jan 2001 12:53:15 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO k0r3.reflektor.cz) (212.24.129.44)
  by www.php.net with SMTP; 12 Jan 2001 12:53:15 -0000
Received: (qmail 29436 invoked by uid 202); 12 Jan 2001 12:52:37 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO zvahlav) (212.24.139.3)
  by k0r3.reflektor.cz with SMTP; 12 Jan 2001 12:52:37 -0000
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:57:38 -0100
From: cynic@mail.cz
Subject: subject
To: "CYNIC" <cynic@php.net>


body body body
 [2001-02-01 15:02 UTC] elixer@php.net 
Try this as a work around:

mail("user@host.com",
     "My Subject",
     "My Body",
     "To: \"Some User\" <user@host.com>\nFrom: me <blah@blah.com>"
);

Sean
 [2001-06-22 18:27 UTC] hholzgra@php.net 
windows mail code needs a rewrite
 [2010-11-19 00:14 UTC] jani@php.net
-Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: Mail related -Operating System: Any windows +Operating System: win32 only
 [2011-03-17 17:54 UTC] anrdaemon at freemail dot ru 
The ciode you're trying *should* fail.
"to" argument is not a header "To:" field value, but a mail envelope RCPT-TO parameter. Which does not expect anything but email address(es).
 [2015-05-28 12:48 UTC] kalle@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed -Assigned To: hholzgra +Assigned To: kalle
 [2015-05-28 12:48 UTC] kalle@php.net 
I'm sorry for the long wait, I hope you are still with us, but as of PHP7 this bug is no longer present, possible also in much much older versions.
 
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