i did search for php mail before writing this but there was nothing of use to me in the resutls...

i have just set up a website and i want to have users register with e-mail activation, but i cant seem to get the activation email sent to them...if i use PHP Mail(), system tells the user that the mail has been sent, but the email never comes through to the registering address....SMTP and SMTPAuth give errors despite me using valid smtp servers and i dont have anything to use with sendmail....i also have problems when a module i am using needs to send an e-mail to a specific address, using PHP Mail() the message never gets sent and SMTP and SMTPAuth gives errors again..

im using the latest stable release of 2.0 and need to get this sorted coz my website goes live next week

oops.... my mistake.... post deleted

If you are using a personal server (like me) where you run it using your own internet connection, most ISPs block out-going mail commands. You in thory can fix this with some POP3 scripts, but I haven't been able to find/make any myself.