Re: exim and envelope sender

[ktb <x.y.f@home.com>]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 08:43:43AM +0100, Robert Epprecht wrote:
> Hi,  I have recently changed to debian which implied a change from
> sendmail to exim.  Now I'm not able to send mail to a couple of
> mailing lists any more.  With the help of the list admin I think I
> found the culprit:
> envelope sender = <local_user_name@mail.my_provider>
> This is wrong of course.
> 
> How do I convince exim to set the envelope sender to
> <epprecht@mail.my_provider> ?
> 
> 
	At the bottom of /etc/exim.conf in the "REWRITE CONFIGURATION"
	section comment out what is there and put something like -
	*@local_user_name.localhost    epprecht@my_mail.provider    bcfrF

	I really don't know why the default rewrite doesn't work but it
	never has for me.
	hth,
	kent

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