Email $header problem - need help

Question

I have designed a mail processing script to send POST data
captured by a form to an email address specified by $to. It has a
subject line ($subject). Now I want to add a ‘from’
line which is to contain the email address submitted as one of the
POST form fields (volunteerEmailaddress). This is all done in PHP.
I took a crack at it (see below). The $to line and the
$subject lines work just fine. The $header displays fine in the
email but only the first piece (From: Volunteer Applicant), not the
second piece (volunteerEmailaddress).
Can anyone see what I have coded incorrectly and suggest the
correct code to do this?
Thanks!
Carver
//mail processing script
$to = '[email protected]';// use your own email address
$subject = 'Volunteer Application';
// create additional headers
$headers = 'From: Volunteer Applicant';
if (!empty($email)) {
$headers .= '\r\nReply-To: $volunteerEmailaddress';

Answer 1

CarverW wrote:
> Regarding email header injection attacks -- I have
followed the tutorials in
> your book and have in the include file what you have in
your book in the file
> process_mail.inc.php
That should be fine. A lot of people just pick up scripts
from outdated
books or websites. So I wanted to make sure you were aware of
the
potential danger. You obviously are. ;-)
> Your book has been excellent for my "learing curve" The
'agony' of Chapter 10
> was well worth it. I DO have a basic understanding,
pretty much of each code
> line but do get caught up in the syntax when I
customize!
Thanks for the feedback. I promise, the agony does eventually
turn into
pleasure - at least it does for most people.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of
ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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