Hi all.
Iīm currently experiencing a strange problem with the header of outgoing
mails. Iīm using qmail in a UUCP-only environment (ie. that i all mails
and news are sent and received via UUCP) and have it configured
accordingly. The strange thing is that apparently, somewhere, the header
of each mail which is sent out is being changed from the original and
correct form to an incorrect form.
Hereīs an example: The following represents a mail as found in the
outgoing spool directory which has been sent from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the UUCP
site) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (shell account).
--- cut here ---
Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Received: (qmail 7015 invoked by uid 500); 16 May 1999 14:15:09 -0000
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 16:15:09 +0200
From: Kaspar Landsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: test
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.4i
--- cut here ---
This looks all fine and everything is correct (btw, are uppercase letters
allowed in mail addresses? Which is the RFC iīd have to look this up in?).
Now, this mail is sent out of the outgoing uucp queue via my uucp uplink
(unlisys or unlisys.snafu.de or unlisys.unlisys.net (aliases)) to my shell
account [EMAIL PROTECTED] And now look at the header of *the same* mail once
itīs been arrived at [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 16 16:31:25 1999
Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Delivery-date: Sun, 16 May 1999 16:31:25 +0200
Received: from unlisys.snafu.de ([194.64.64.23] helo=mail.unlisys.net)
by www.inx.de with smtp (Exim 2.12 #2)
id 10j1wq-0007JW-00
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 16 May 1999 16:31:24 +0200
Received: by mail.unlisys.net (Smail3.2.0.96inx)
id <m10j1wq-00vEqwC>; Sun, 16 May 1999 16:31:24 +0200 (MET DST)
Received: (qmail 7015 invoked by uid 500); 16 May 1999 14:15:09 -0000
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 16:15:09 +0200
From: Kaspar Landsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: test
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.4i
Status: RO
Content-Length: 0
Lines: 0
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This looks pretty messed up. First, there is "From [EMAIL PROTECTED]" and
"Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]". At least the return path should be
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" because thatīs my mail address. "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" does
not exist! (Btw, "Ukl" is my UUCP login on my uucp uplink. I wonder how
it got there.)
And then the "Received" part looks also a bit odd and confusing to me.
Therefore, iīd be glad if someone could tell me whatīs probably going on
here and how i can fix that. Because with "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" as
Return-Path, i canīt even subscribe to the qmail mailing list (doh).
I donīt understand why parts of the header such as the Return-Path (which
is quite important) are being changed from the original mail which is
perfectly correct. And what is changing them? qmail? Or the MTA on my uucp
uplink (i suppose the latter)?
Any hints would be appreciated.
Bye, Kasi
PS: I set up UUCP according to point 2.3. in the qmail FAQ and since the
mail arrives correctly in the outgoing queue, i assume that this part
has been done correctly.
--
Kaspar Landsberg, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
