PHP SMTP_port. . . huh?

[Twey]

Should work fine. Unless they've changed it, it sits on smtp.yahoo.com:25.

[Jas]

Thanks Twey.

Should work fine. Unless they've changed it, it sits on smtp.yahoo.com:25.

Here are my settings:

ini_set('smtp_port',25);
ini_set('SMTP','smtp.yahoo.com');
ini_set('sendmail_from','me@yahoo.com');

It doesn't seem to work.

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "smtp.yahoo.com" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in FILE on line 39

[Twey]

Ah... they've changed it. Well, try another mailserver then, smtp.comcast.net:25 perhaps.

[Jas]

Alright, so here is the deal: My goal was to get the site completely functional by 01/01/08, and this is the last thing on the check list

I was unable to get anything to work, so could someone provide me with a working setting for either yahoo or msn ? I would be very grateful for any more help I can get on this.

Or, if there is some kind of a fix for hosting the SMTP server myself (without changing my ISP), that would be great too.

[BLiZZaRD]

Although I have never seen the changes make a difference myself, I have heard others say that changing from port 25 to port 2525 worked for them.

[Jas]

I have an account to gmail that I am going to use, but in php I am getting this:

530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first v35sm3119040wah

I don't know what to do. How do I fix this in PHP? (all the gmail help is for outlook. . . )
Something about SSL or something ? *Sigh*

[Twey]

Kind of, the server is complaining that you're not using (TLS) encryption.

[Jas]

How do I do that?
EDIT:------------
Okay, it's the fsockopen() function, right? But how does that fit in to the rest of the code?

[Twey]

It doesn't at all. I don't think the PHP mail() supports TLS. Usually one would just run sendmail on the host.

[Jas]

Okay, how do I do that? I am getting so confuised and annoyed and frustrated!