mail("<paramaters>"); Function Help!

Hi there, I'm stuck on what is proberly a simple mistake on my site.

The situation is this:

user registers -> Random Key is generated -> Key Mail'd to user

The problem is, when the email is set, its ususal just forwarded to peoplest. spam... what i dont want..

mail("$email", "from: ", "Welcome to QuestLife! You are now one step away from joining us.\n\n Please click on the following link to validate your account!\n\n http://www.rich-bate.co.uk/questlife/activate.php?username=$username&password=$password&keynode=$thekey \n\n");


That is the code i am using at the moment, i dont know what im doing wrong but if someone could point me in the right way.. or show me a paramater guide.. i'd be greatful..

Rich

 

http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/

or

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php#57725

 

here's how i would do it.

<?php
    $recipient = $email; // their email
    $subject = "welcome to gecku.co.uk"; // email subject
    $headers = 'From:  gecku.co.uk <admin@gecku.co.uk>' . "\r\n" .'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
    $message = "Welcome to QuestLife! You are now one step away from joining us.\n\n Please click on the following link to validate your account!\n\n http://www.rich-bate.co.uk/questlife/activate.php?username=".$username."&password=".$password."&keynode=".$thekey ."\n\n";

    mail($recipient, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

Code (markup):

hope this helps.

Regards,
ansi