Why I am getting this warning using mail() in php

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Hi. As we know that PHP allows us to send e-mails directly from a script.so i have created a php file. Coding of this file is here:-

PHP

<?php
$to = "anoop27@rocketmail.com";
$subject = "Test mail";
$message = "Hello! This is a simple email message.";
$from = "27anoopsharma@gmail.com";
$headers = "From:" . $from;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
echo "Mail Sent.";
?>

while running this file using xampp i am getting a warning
Warning: mail() [function.mail]: SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for anoop27@rocketmail.com in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\form\mailphp.php on line 7
Mail Sent.

In last I have a message that i have print after sending mail is 'Mail Sent'.But i have not received any mailon my email account

Please Help me.
Thanx in adance

Posted 30-Jun-13 17:18pm

Anoop Kr Sharma

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Garth J Lancaster 30-Jun-13 23:38pm

I would have thought it was perfectly obvious what the error is

>> Unable to relay for anoop27@rocketmail.com

The SMTP Server you are connecting to, in order to send your email, is saying, "I'm not allowing you to send to anoop27@rocketmail.com"

In the good old (sic) days, you could connect anonymously to alsomost any SMTP server and send email to almost any other email address you wanted - in the golden era of SPAM, SMTP servers are now a lot more restrictive about who they allow to connect to them and to whom they allow email to be sent to

In a lot of SMTP servers, this is configurable - so whatever SMTP server/gateway you are using, you're going to have to RTFM and see how to allow relaying

[Edit] It may also be that you need to have an authenticated connection to your SMTP server to allow relaying, but again, an RTFM should tell you that [/Edit]

Anoop Kr Sharma 30-Jun-13 23:49pm

Thanks for explaining me the whole concept.
I want to know what is RTFM? I have never heard about it.

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_Amy · Answer 1 · 2013-06-30T17:31:00

Solution 1

Please check : SMTP server response: 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay - *A Solution*[^]

Or also you may have a look at this thread[^].

--Amit

Posted 30-Jun-13 17:31pm

_Amy