# mail() by SMTP on UNIX

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/15391
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- Started by Piotr Roszatycki on 2005-03-11T23:23:43+00:00
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## #15391 — Piotr Roszatycki — 2005-03-11T23:23:43+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15391#15391

Hi.

I was wondered why `mail()` function couldn't use SMTP subroutines. In shared 
hosting environment where can't be used sendmail binary it is an only way.

I've attached my dirty hack. I hope someone would help me to clean up the 
patch.

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