SMTP authentication with PHP mail function?

[Newsgroup_User]

hi:

is it possible to do SMTP authentication with PHP mail function? or do i
need something like PHPMailer class or PEAR's mail package?

tia,

jdoe

[Newsgroup_User]

John Doe wrote:

> is it possible to do SMTP authentication with PHP mail function?

No.

or do i
> need something like PHPMailer class or PEAR's mail package?

Yes.

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[Newsgroup_User]

thanks David

jdoe

David Powers wrote:
> John Doe wrote:
>
>> is it possible to do SMTP authentication with PHP mail function?
>
>
> No.
>
> or do i
>
>> need something like PHPMailer class or PEAR's mail package?
>
>
> Yes.
>