configuring default mail server script

[TahaKazi]

Hi, I was designing a mail script so i have a sample that came with my mail server

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 <?

        $mailto="xyz@abc.com";
        $file="thanks.htm";
        $pcount=0;
        $gcount=0;
        $subject = "Mail from Enquiry Form";

        $from="some-name@abc.com";
        while (list($key,$val)=each($_POST))
        {
        $pstr = $pstr."$key : $val \n ";
        ++$pcount;

        }
        while (list($key,$val)=each($_GET))
        {
        $gstr = $gstr."$key : $val \n ";
        ++$gcount;

        }
        if ($pcount > $gcount)
        {
        $message_body=$pstr;
        mail($mailto,$subject,$message_body,"From:".$from);

        include("$file");
        }
        else
        {
        $message_body=$gstr;

        mail($mailto,$subject,$message_body,"From:".$from);
        include("$file");
        }
        ?>

and thats the help content that came along

If your domain name is abc.com, then you would define the From email address as some-name@abc.com.

This email address need not be existing on the mail server of abc.com, however, the domain name in the $from field has to be yours.

You may use an email address such as Do_Not_reply@abc.com.

The value in the $mailto field needs to be changed to the email address, where the email containing the data submitted through the form needs to be delivered.

Once the visitor provides feedback, he/she can then be re-directed to another page on your website. In order to achieve this, you need to mention the path to the HTML file in the $file field in the script. Alternatively, you can display a message to the visitor thanking him/her for the feedback. Such messages can be displayed in a new page like thanks.htm. Such a page can also contain other information as deemed necessary.

and here are the changes i made

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<?

        $mailto="******";
        $file="thanks.html";
        $pcount=0;
        $gcount=0;
        $subject=$_POST['subject'];
        $from="******";

$header="from: $name $mailfrom";
        while (list($key,$val)=each($_POST))
        {
        $pstr = $pstr."$key : $val \n ";
        ++$pcount;

        }
        while (list($key,$val)=each($_GET))
        {
        $gstr = $gstr."$key : $val \n ";
        ++$gcount;

        }
        if ($pcount > $gcount)
        {
        $message_body=$pstr;
        mail($mailto,$subject,$message_body,"From:".$from,$header);

        include("$file");
        }
        else
        {
        $message_body=$gstr;

        mail($mailto,$subject,$message_body,"From:".$from);
        include("$file");
        }
        ?>

and for some reason the mail is not being sent... I'd appreciate the help

[TahaKazi]

okay i found the problem tho 

the $from had the worong domain extension