On Sun, Apr 19, 1998 at 01:27:48AM +0000, Rev. Joseph Carter wrote: > On Sun, Apr 19, 1998 at 12:42:43AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt 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. > > So far as the docs said, this IS the proper solution. Do this or mutt > relies on the mailer to set the from headers. While this works, it's not > a good thing for dialup connectivity with dynamic IP. > > This seems to be the Right Way To Do It. Hmmm. I consider it broken to have to specify the FQDN for the mail sub-system in more than one location. mutt should either not need to know (I prefer it did), or be able to determine it itself. Right now, I have one box running mutt-i 0.91.1i-1 with smail 3.2.0.101-3, and another running mutt (non-i) 0.91.1 also, with exim. The latter does not get the hostname correct, the former does. Yet I have had someone else tell me it doesn't work for them with smail. Something strange is happening somewhere. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, hamish@debian.org, hamish@rising.com.au, hmoffatt@mail.com Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org
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