# Why does this happen

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-this-happen/91007>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 17, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-this-happen/91007 "2003-04-17T02:59:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-this-happen/91007/1 "2003-04-17T02:59:20Z")

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I have a mailer doohicky… and I just curious as to why something happens…

```php
<?

// Mail out
$f = "From : ";
$From = $f . $email;
mail("5852611864@vtext.com", $subject, $message, $From);

?>

```

That code doesn’t send the e-mail address

```php
<?

// Mail out
$f = "$From : ";
$From = $f . $email;
mail("5852611864@vtext.com", $subject, $message, $From);

?>

```

That one does… any clue why

also… is there a way to make it so when the user inputs their email address it actually shows up as coming from there?