Right about line 116 in your admin_pref. html. php page, make sure the code looks like this, you'll see the minor error.
<TD CLASS="mainTableAlt"><SELECT NAME="mail_method">
<OPTION VALUE="local"<?php echo htmlspecialchars($db_settings['mail_method']) == 'local' ? ' selected' : ''; ?>>Sendmail</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="smtp" <?php echo htmlspecialchars($db_settings['mail_method']) == 'smtp' ? ' selected' : ''; ?>>SMTP Server</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="mail" <?php echo htmlspecialchars($db_settings['mail_method']) == 'mail' ? ' selected' : ''; ?>>PHP mail()</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</TD>
Hummdis, All
My problem is exactly as outlined by ScottW
I have carried out this tweak as directed and there is absolutely no change in the code ie it refuses to save any alteration as per ScottW's original comments
I have searched the threads for other commentary on this problem and I cannot come up with a reason as to why it wont work
Any suggestions as to how to start isolating this problem would be gratefully received