On Sat, Apr 18, 1998 at 05:16:02PM -0400, Lee Bradshaw wrote: > > > In .muttrc I have: > > > > > > set hostname="earthlink.net" # my DNS domain > > > set use_from # always generate the `From:' header field > > > > Thanks for your help. Although this will certainly work, I'd ideally > > like a proper solution rather than just a workaround. I assume > > that you've had the same problem then, since you have implemented this? > > It worked fine here with smail. > > To me the correct way is "unset use_from" and let the MTA generate the > correct address. With the default "set use_from", I've seen hostname > info appear in the from address when that machine shouldn't be receiving > email. Please see my last message... In my case the from address the MTA would generate would bounce on reply I can almost guarantee.
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