[TYPO3-core] [TYPO3-v4] Re: RFC: #13698: Add proxy for the mail() function

[Jeff Segars]

On 4/11/10 10:09 AM, Tolleiv.Nietsch wrote:
> This is an SVN patch request.
>
> Type: Bugfix
>
> Bugtracker references:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=13698
>
> Branches:
> trunk
>
> Problem:
> Currently there's no way to avoid that a installation is sending out
> mails. This is very unhandy in development situations where you want to
> check whether a system is sending mails without bothering clients with
> useless mail notifications.
>
> Solution:
> The attached patch proposes a way which enables to hook into the
> relevant part right before the mail() command is triggered. This happens
> with a proxy function which is added to the t3lib_div class and which
> shares the API with the normal PHP mail().
>
> Cheers,
> Tolleiv

At the risk of hijacking Tolleiv's RFC, is there any interest in adding 
an Install Tool setting for the default name and email address that 
messages are sent from if it is not otherwise specified?

Seems helpful in a shared hosting environment and would be trivial to 
add after Tolliev's patch.

(Follow-up on v4 list)