Hi Dave,

> >We run qmail on a box behind a firewall, 
> Why do you even list the private machine if it's not accessible?

Eh, it's the ISP's decision, i don't like it either. 

> If, by "return-address" you mean the envelope return path, it's
> determined at the time the message is injected. If it's injected via
> SMTP, it comes from the the MAIL command. If it's injected locally,
> it's either specified by the MUA or defaulted from the From field. I'm 
> not aware of any circumstances where it's set from the MX record.

In this case it was the MUA. I was told the return address was 
either empty or entered with the right (before firewall) address, 
and jumped to conclusions. 

> Users should configure their MUA's to use beforeFirewall in their
> e-mail addresses. If that's not an option, the FAQ describes a way to
> rewrite messages:
> 
>   http://cr.yp.to/qmail/faq/servers.html#network-rewriting

Which make my day, thanks 
> 
> -Dave
> 

Jos

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