Using XAMPP to upload & send files from localhost

[benjaminitk]

Hi i'd like to know how I can set up my localhost in order to send e-mails as the mail() function isn't working in php. I'd also like to know how if possible I can upload files, probably zipped and unzipped word and pdf documents, to the localhost and send them from localhost in an e-mail.

I've got XAMPP with the usual stuff apache, mysql, filezilla, mercury and tomcat.

Is this easy to do? I've never done this before so panicking/ nervy about doing it.



Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[jacek]

Mercury is the email thing, if you have the running and it's still not working it could be our ISP blocking mail from their users to prevent spam.