Send Email From Local Machine

[lintz]

I have a HelpDesk query form that sends an email to the helpdesk with a users problem. I'm trying to test this on my local machine but each time I get to the mail() code it returns the below error.

"Warning: mail(): SMTP server response: 451 See http://pobox.com/~djb/docs/smtplf.html. in ......."

I went to the link and read some emails to addresses like msn.com might not get through but I sent an email to myself and it still returned the error message.

Can anyone offer some suggestions?

Thanks.

[visualAd]

Well the definition of the 451 error from RFC 821 is as follows:

451 Requested action aborted: local error in processing

It looks like there is a problem with the server. Have you checked your PHP.ini to ensure that you have the SMTP directive pointing to you ISP's SMTP server?

[ober0330]

If you're doing this locally... do you have a SMTP server installed?? If so, is it working? I had this problem too a while ago, until I realized that I never setup any kind of mail server on my computer. I still haven't... I just use my ISPs now.