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Re: MUA configuration for correct From address.



Shaul wrote:
  >> > I am using smail and fetchmail. It is working, altough I have to add a 
  >> > Reply-To field becuase the recpiants can't find my machine from the Inte
      >rnet. 
  >> > Note that my machine is called rakefet. I am the user shaul. My ISP logi
      >n name 
  >> > is beitamos and my ISP's mail server is mail.inter.net.il
  >> > Hope it will help.  
  >> 
  >> Since you have got your MUA to add the reply-to, why not configure
  >> it to send your correct From address instead? I cannot imagine why anyone
  >> would go around with a broken from address.
  >
  >1) I am adding a Reply-To by hand to every letter I am writing. I couldn't 
  >figured out how to do it automaticaly.
  >2) Can someone direct me on how to change the From field from my MUA ? That 
  >too I couldn't figured out myself. Furthermore: Isn't such a thing causes 
  >dificullties to smail ?
  >I am using exmh 1.6 on a bo system.
  >3) I wouldn't go with a broken From address if I knew how it could be solved
      >. 
  >As was pointed out many times in the past on this list, it is a bit of a 
  >problem - at least on bo systems.

My own configuration is exmh + nmh + sendmail; the From: address is added
by sendmail.

If you need to add `Reply-To:', or other components, automatically, you need
to set up a file called components in your personal Mail directory.  This
is used by mh for all messages originated by you.  You also need to have
Mail/replcomps for messages where you are replying to someone with repl,
Mail/forwcomps for messages which forward another message with forw, and
Mail/distcomps for messages which you are redistributing with dist.

Here is my Mail/components file (everything between the blank lines):

X-URL: http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
X-face: "xUFVDj+ZJtL_IbURmI}!~xAyPC"Mrk=MkAm&tPQnNq(FWxv49R}\>0oI8VM?O2VY+N7@F-
 KMLl*!h}B)u@TW|B}6<X<J|}QsVlTi:RA:O7Abc(@D2Y/"J\S,b1!<&<B/J}b.Ii9@B]H6V!+#sE0Q
 _+=`K$5TI|4I0-=Cp%pt~L#QYydO'iBXR~\tT?uftep9n9AF`@SzTwsw6uqJ}pL,h(cZi}T#PB"#!k
 p^e=Z.K~fuw$l?]lUV)?R]U}l;f*~Ol)#fpKR)Yt}XOr6BI\_Jjr0!@GMnpCTnTym4f;c{;Ms=0{`D
 Lq9MO6{wj%s-*N"G,g
To: 
cc: 
Fcc: fcc
Subject: 
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Since my `From:' address is correctly set by sendmail, I don't need a
`Reply-To:' line, but you could add one.  I suggest, though, that your smail
configuration is the place to look in order to correct the `From:' line.
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