Did you try sending it without the mime portion?:

mail("prefix@domain.net", "Test Email", "Test Body");

This pares it down to the basics (address message should be sent to, Subject, message text).

If you get the error using that format it's beyond me, but I expect that the error is being caused by something in the mime portion. If the simple version above works without error, add the mime portion back:

mail("prefix@domain.net", "Test Email", "Test Body", $mime);

Then comment out the lines that are adding to the $mime string. For example, put comment slashes in front of the "if" statements:

//if (!empty($this->from)) $mime .= "From: ". $this->from ."\n"; //if (!empty($this->headers)) $mime .= $this->headers ."\n"; //if (!empty($this->body)) $this->add_attachment($this->body, "", "text/plain");

If the error goes away, remove the slashes from one line at a time until you see which one causes the error to occur. Keep in mind that there's a possibility that multiple lines could contribute to the problem.

Joe

*********function send() { $mime = ""; if (!empty($this->from)) $mime .= "From: ". $this->from ."\n"; if (!empty($this->headers)) $mime .= $this->headers ."\n"; if (!empty($this->body)) $this->add_attachment($this->body, "", "text/plain"); $mime .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n". $this->build_multipart(); mail($this->to, $this->subject, "", $mime); }***********

-----Original Message----- From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Jo (Drupal Acct) Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:51 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] backup migrate - no email

Ok on from this, the email does arrive using the code in the inc file, my concern is the warning message, as i dont really like having unecessary warnings cluttering up my install.

My tech guys are saying

"What it normally means is that the PHP:Mail function has been sent more information than it requires and was unable to process all of it."

any ideas how to proceed?

TIA

On 04/08/2010 23:50, Joe CodeWaggle wrote:

I haven't worked with backup migrate, but as a troubleshooting step you could temporarily hard code the variables. Make a copy of the function send() code block and comment it out, so you have the correct code to put back when you finish.

Change this: mail($this->to, $this->subject, "", $mime);

To this: mail("prefix@domain.net", "Test Email", "Test Body"); (I removed the 4th parameter)

If it still doesn't work, you need to look into your mail configuration.

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If the email is sent, work your way back through the parameters until you find the one that's causing the problem. mail("prefix@domain.net", "Test Email", "");

Still works? Try this: mail("prefix@domain.net", $this->subject, "");

Still works? Try this: mail($this->to, $this->subject, "");

Still works? Try this: mail($this->to, $this->subject, "", $mime);

When one fails follow it back into the prior code and try the same

process.

Good Luck, Joe

-----Original Message----- From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Jo (Drupal Acct) Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:15 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] backup migrate - no email

Hi

I am using the backup migrate tool to backup my database, however i get the following error

********warning: mail() [function.mail]: Bad parameters to mail() function, mail not sent. in

/home/hsphere/local/home/xxxx/xxxx.net/modules/backup_migrate/includes/desti

nations.email.inc on line 139. **********

so i go the inc file and find the following

*********function send() { $mime = ""; if (!empty($this->from)) $mime .= "From: ". $this->from ."\n"; if (!empty($this->headers)) $mime .= $this->headers ."\n"; if (!empty($this->body)) $this->add_attachment($this->body, "", "text/plain"); $mime .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n". $this->build_multipart(); mail($this->to, $this->subject, "", $mime); }***********

can anyone help me with what i need to change to get an email to prefix@domain.net

Thanks in advance Jo