Re: trouble with fetchmail via exim

[cls-colo spgs <pplaw@pcisys.net>]

hi,

...mind if i join in the fun?

i can follow mr. deackes's info, and thx for providing it.

using mutt, i can  compose and send  an email.  but  the "from" line has the
incorrect  sender address ("bt@pcisys.net").    btw, "bt" is my non-root user
account.    my email addy is "pplaw@pcisysnet."   (so, i need to change,
"bt@pcisys.net" to "pplaw@pcisys.net." in the "from" line of emails.)  do i have to
adduser "pplaw" to the box  and  then login as "pplaw"? (i'd rather not have to do
this,  but i certally will if it's the only way it'll work.)

ia, t.

bentley taylor
 (potato on 2.2.16)

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Phillip Deackes wrote:

> Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> > Don't know if this is applyable here, just pointing out a potential
> > problem. Actually, I don't really have a domain name for my local
> > "network" (i.e. my desktp and my notebook) I just use hostnames. How
> > do
> > I set up a domain name in Debian?
>
> OK. I too use GMX. Excellent service too.
>
> My machine's name (hostname) is scgf. If I look in /etc/hosts I see:
>
> 127.0.0.1       scgf localhost
>
> In /etc/hostname:
>
> scgf
>
> scgf does not exist in the real world, just on my machine.
>
> My /etc/exim.conf it set up like this (there is a lot more besides, of
> course, but these lines are relevant to this thread):
>
> qualify_domain = gmx.co.uk
> qualify_recipient = scgf.gmx.co.uk
> local_domains = localhost:scgf.gmx.co.uk
> host_accept_relay = localhost
>
> The above lines ensure that all outgoing mail appears to come from
> user@gmx.co.uk. Local mail is delivered locally and does not leave my
> system. All incoming mail from my ISP, collected by fetchmail, is
> detected by Exim and is delivered according to the filters in my
> ~/.forward file. Using the hostname avaoids the problem you mentioned,
> Michael, where gmx.net (or gmx.co.uk in my case) would otherwise be seen
> as a local domain and mail to other gmx.net users would not leave the
> system.
>
> --
> Phillip Deackes
> Using Storm Linux
>
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