1) I tried to change my configuration files according to your suggestions
(qouted at the end of this letter), but although it gave me no erors, it kept
using the "wrong" from header. Can you send me all your configuration files
(the whole /etc/smail directory), both its contents and the files' permissions
? I hope it is simply a matter of adding or omiting some characters.
2) I thought that as an intermediate step I can try the following in my
transport file (/etc/smail/transport):
---------
smtp: driver=tcpsmtp,
max_addrs=100, # limit on number of addresses
-max_chars,
inet, # use route-addr addresses for routing
remove_header="From", # Rewrite From
insert_header="From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]",
use_bind, # resolve MX and multiple A records
defer_no_connect, # try again if the nameserver is down
-local_mx_okay, # fail an MX to the local host
defnames # use standard domain searching
---------
That is, as an intermediate step I wanted smail to change the From header for
all outgoing mail in a simple way. But this time I got
$ echo `date` | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -s test
$ send-mail: /etc/smail/transports: defnames: unknown attribute
send-mail: mail moved to /var/spool/smail/error/0yvp7A-000jLUC
3) Is there a beginners' explenation about smail configuration ? I tried the
man and the documantation on my system but I didn't get much from it.
Does anybody remember the address of Daniel Martin's page ? Is that page still
there ?
4) What is the defualt MTA in Hamm ?
Thank you.
> On Sun, 12 Jul 1998, Shaul wrote:
>
> > > > I am using smail and fetchmail. It is working, altough I have to add a
> > > > Reply-To field becuase the recpiants can't find my machine from the
> > > > Internet.
> > > > Note that my machine is called rakefet. I am the user shaul. My ISP
> > > > login name
> > > > is beitamos and my ISP's mail server is mail.inter.net.il
> > > > Hope it will help.
> > >
> > > Since you have got your MUA to add the reply-to, why not configure
> > > it to send your correct From address instead? I cannot imagine why anyone
> > > would go around with a broken from address.
> >
> > 1) I am adding a Reply-To by hand to every letter I am writing. I couldn't
> > figured out how to do it automaticaly.
> > 2) Can someone direct me on how to change the From field from my MUA ? That
> > too I couldn't figured out myself. Furthermore: Isn't such a thing causes
> > dificullties to smail ?
> > I am using exmh 1.6 on a bo system.
> > 3) I wouldn't go with a broken From address if I knew how it could be
> > solved.
> > As was pointed out many times in the past on this list, it is a bit of a
> > problem - at least on bo systems.
>
> If using smail, have a look at Daniel Martin's page (sorry, dont have the
> URL... Daniel???)
>
> Here is the relevant info:
>
> in your /etc/smail/transports file, change the smtp section to this:
> (you might want to save the old section in case of problems... just
> comment it out with #'s)
> ---------
> smtp: driver=tcpsmtp,
> max_addrs=100, # limit on number of addresses
> -max_chars,
> inet, # use route-addr addresses for routing
> remove_header="From", # Rewrite From, ID and Sender headers
> insert_header="From: ${lookup:from:lsearch{maps/frommap}{$value}
> {[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS] ($from:$fullname)}}",
> remove_header="Message-ID",
> insert_header="Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>",
> remove_header="Sender",
> insert_header="Sender: ${lookup:from:lsearch{maps/frommap}{$value}
> {[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS] ($from:$fullname)}}";
> use_bind, # resolve MX and multiple A records
> defer_no_connect, # try again if the nameserver is down
> -local_mx_okay, # fail an MX to the local host
> defnames # use standard domain searching
> ---------
> (the lines with "[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS]" are extensions of the previous
> "insert_header" definitions, and of course, put in your email address :) )
>
>
> make a file "/etc/smail/maps/frommap" and put in the following template,
> and edit it to suit your situation (change all [...] sections):
> ---------
> root [EMAIL PROTECTED] (root)
> [user] [email address] ([name])
> ---------
>
> thats it :) it worked for me :)
>
> Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
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