Wait a minute, If that's the case, can't I configure Mutt to connect to my public SMTP server to send mail rather than trying to send it from it's own local sendmail program?
I don't see any configuration directive in the muttrc to specify an SMTP server to connect to. Simon White wrote: > On 27-Feb-02 at 20:46, Knute's inspired musing was thus : > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Bob McLaren wrote: > > > > > What can I do to force the HELO generated by mutt to use my outside SMTP > > > hostname? > > Mutt doesn't generate a HELO, it's a MUA not an MTA. > > You are probably running sendmail or something similar locally, and passing on to the > SMTP server on your local network. What you need to do is to configure your > sendmail (or other MTA) on your box to send a faked hostname which is > acceptable, or to check with the sysadmin for the mail server with the real > hostname/IP on the network and ask if the MTA there can be tweaked for you. > > MUA = Mail User Agent (like Mutt) > MTA = Mail Transfer Agent (like Sendmail (ugh!), Postfix, Exim, Qmail...) > > -- > |-Simon White > |-Internet Services Manager > |-MTDS S.A. > |-tel +212.3.767.4861 > |-fax +212.3.767.4863 > |-14, rue 16 novembre > |-Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
