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  • g0c
    #1

    hiding / replace To: email addresses ...

    hi,
    how to hide or replace email addresses in php mail function
    with something like "group" so the email addresses to which email
    is sent are not visible ?

    i have :

    $subs = "email1@dot.com , emai2@dot.com, email3@dot.com"

    $header .= "To : email@notset.co m\r\n";
    $header .= "Cc :\r\n";
    $header .= "Bcc : $subs\r\n";
    $header .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
    $header .= "Return-Path: email@notset.co m\r\n";
    $header .= "X-Sender: email@notset.co m\r\n";
    $header .= "From: email@notset.co m>\r\n";
    $header .= "Reply-To: email@notset.co m";

    $mailsend = mail($subs, $subject, $msg, $header);

    and when i get email all addresses are shown in header To: field ...
    hmm,
    can i use Bcc: maybe ?

    thanks, and please help a newbie :-)

    regards,
    goc

    PS: real email address are changed of course


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    • Ron Barnett
      #2
      Re: hiding / replace To: email addresses ...

      "g0c" <REMOVEg0c@msn. comwrote in message
      news:ef8asq$s4e $1@fegnews.vip. hr...
      hi,
      how to hide or replace email addresses in php mail function
      with something like "group" so the email addresses to which email
      is sent are not visible ?
      >
      i have :
      >
      $subs = "email1@dot.com , emai2@dot.com, email3@dot.com"
      >
      $header .= "To : email@notset.co m\r\n";
      $header .= "Cc :\r\n";
      $header .= "Bcc : $subs\r\n";
      $header .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
      $header .= "Return-Path: email@notset.co m\r\n";
      $header .= "X-Sender: email@notset.co m\r\n";
      $header .= "From: email@notset.co m>\r\n";
      $header .= "Reply-To: email@notset.co m";
      >
      $mailsend = mail($subs, $subject, $msg, $header);
      >
      and when i get email all addresses are shown in header To: field ...
      hmm,
      can i use Bcc: maybe ?
      >
      thanks, and please help a newbie :-)
      >
      regards,
      goc
      >
      PS: real email address are changed of course
      Hi gcc,

      You are on the right lines, Bcc is the thing to use and it does go in the
      header but if you look carefully at your code, yow will see you have also
      included the body of the bcc list ($subs), as the first parameter of mail()
      this is the To parameter and is always made visible in the mail message.

      remove the To: line from your header construction and put it as the first
      parameter to Mail() and you should be OK

      I do hope you aren't writing a spamming program !

      Cheers

      Ron

      for PHP classes try http://ronbarnett.users.phpclasses.org/


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        • g0c
          #3
          Re: hiding / replace To: email addresses ...

          "Ron Barnett" <ron@RJBarnett. co.ukwrote in message
          news:4518fd8d.0 @entanet...
          "g0c" <REMOVEg0c@msn. comwrote in message
          news:ef8asq$s4e $1@fegnews.vip. hr...
          >hi,
          >how to hide or replace email addresses in php mail function
          >with something like "group" so the email addresses to which email
          >is sent are not visible ?
          >>
          >i have :
          >>
          >$subs = "email1@dot.com , emai2@dot.com, email3@dot.com"
          >>
          >$header .= "To : email@notset.co m\r\n";
          >$header .= "Cc :\r\n";
          >$header .= "Bcc : $subs\r\n";
          >$header .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
          >$header .= "Return-Path: email@notset.co m\r\n";
          >$header .= "X-Sender: email@notset.co m\r\n";
          >$header .= "From: email@notset.co m>\r\n";
          >$header .= "Reply-To: email@notset.co m";
          >>
          >$mailsend = mail($subs, $subject, $msg, $header);
          >>
          >and when i get email all addresses are shown in header To: field ...
          >hmm,
          >can i use Bcc: maybe ?
          >>
          >thanks, and please help a newbie :-)
          >>
          >regards,
          >goc
          >>
          >PS: real email address are changed of course
          >
          Hi gcc,
          >
          You are on the right lines, Bcc is the thing to use and it does go in the
          header but if you look carefully at your code, yow will see you have also
          included the body of the bcc list ($subs), as the first parameter of
          mail() this is the To parameter and is always made visible in the mail
          message.
          >
          remove the To: line from your header construction and put it as the first
          parameter to Mail() and you should be OK
          >
          I do hope you aren't writing a spamming program !
          >
          Cheers
          >
          Ron
          >
          for PHP classes try http://ronbarnett.users.phpclasses.org/
          >
          LOL, no ... i'm not, just trying to make a small mailing list where users
          can add themself ...

          Q: you said "remove the To: line from your header construction and put it as
          the first
          parameter to Mail()"

          ok, i removed To: from header but i don't quite understand what to put
          as first parameter to mail ? can i put something like "my subscribers" ?
          or leave empty ?


          anyways ... thank you very much.
          peace,
          goc


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            • Ron Barnett
              #4
              Re: hiding / replace To: email addresses ...


              "g0c" <REMOVEg0c@msn. comwrote in message
              news:efb4gn$1d9 g$1@fegnews.vip .hr...
              "Ron Barnett" <ron@RJBarnett. co.ukwrote in message
              news:4518fd8d.0 @entanet...
              >"g0c" <REMOVEg0c@msn. comwrote in message
              >news:ef8asq$s4 e$1@fegnews.vip .hr...
              >>hi,
              >>how to hide or replace email addresses in php mail function
              >>with something like "group" so the email addresses to which email
              >>is sent are not visible ?
              >>>
              >>i have :
              >>>
              >>$subs = "email1@dot.com , emai2@dot.com, email3@dot.com"
              >>>
              >>$header .= "To : email@notset.co m\r\n";
              >>$header .= "Cc :\r\n";
              >>$header .= "Bcc : $subs\r\n";
              >>$header .= "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\r\n";
              >>$header .= "Return-Path: email@notset.co m\r\n";
              >>$header .= "X-Sender: email@notset.co m\r\n";
              >>$header .= "From: email@notset.co m>\r\n";
              >>$header .= "Reply-To: email@notset.co m";
              >>>
              >>$mailsend = mail($subs, $subject, $msg, $header);
              >>>
              >>and when i get email all addresses are shown in header To: field ...
              >>hmm,
              >>can i use Bcc: maybe ?
              >>>
              >>thanks, and please help a newbie :-)
              >>>
              >>regards,
              >>goc
              >>>
              >>PS: real email address are changed of course
              >>
              >Hi gcc,
              >>
              >You are on the right lines, Bcc is the thing to use and it does go in the
              >header but if you look carefully at your code, yow will see you have also
              >included the body of the bcc list ($subs), as the first parameter of
              >mail() this is the To parameter and is always made visible in the mail
              >message.
              >>
              >remove the To: line from your header construction and put it as the first
              >parameter to Mail() and you should be OK
              >>
              >I do hope you aren't writing a spamming program !
              >>
              >Cheers
              >>
              >Ron
              >>
              >for PHP classes try http://ronbarnett.users.phpclasses.org/
              >>
              >
              LOL, no ... i'm not, just trying to make a small mailing list where users
              can add themself ...
              >
              Q: you said "remove the To: line from your header construction and put it
              as the first
              parameter to Mail()"
              >
              ok, i removed To: from header but i don't quite understand what to put
              as first parameter to mail ? can i put something like "my subscribers" ?
              or leave empty ?
              >
              >
              anyways ... thank you very much.
              peace,
              goc
              Hi,

              I normally put my own mail address as the To address, so I send the mail to
              myself, BCC to the list then I know that the server has sent the list and
              the recipients can reply if necessary. You can add a dummy address as the
              'to' as you suggest if you wish to.

              You can use the style 'Fred Bloggsfreddyboy @whatever.com' to have a
              'friendly name appear as well as the actual email address. this is only
              useful in the to, from and possibly CC lists.


              Cheers

              Ron


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