Re: exim getting the from addresses right

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Harry" == Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:


    Harry> So my exim settings on these points look like:

    Harry> qualify_domain = newsguy.com local_domains =
    Harry> localhost:newsguy.com:local.lan:dslextreme.com
    Harry> local_domains_include_host = true
    Harry> local_domains_include_host_literals = true [...]
    Harry> host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 : 192.168.0.0/24
    Harry> [...]

    Harry> qualify_domain = newsguy.com
    Harry> local_domains = localhost:newsguy.com:local.lan:dslextreme.com
    Harry> local_domains_include_host = true
    Harry> local_domains_include_host_literals = true
    Harry> [...]
    Harry> host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 : 192.168.0.0/24
    Harry> [...]

I set up exim a few weeks ago, so take my newbie 'advice' with a pinch
of salt...

    Harry> The rest doesn't really look like it has bearing on the
    Harry> problem I'm about to describe:

    Harry> If I say `echo "something"|mail -v -s "test of exim"
    Harry> reader@newsguy.com' The verbose information shows the mail
    Harry> is immediately put in /var/mail/reader It doesn't actually
    Harry> go to the smtp server at newsguy.

    Harry> Ditto if I say reader@dslextreme.com (also a real address).


Since you put newsguy.com and dslextreme.com as local domains that is
what I'd expect. 

If you want to change email addresses when sending mail outside your
little LAN you probably want to look at /etc/email-addresses (the
standard Debian install should have a rewrite rule) and add rewrites
there (reader -> reader@newsguy.com and so on).

I hope I'm big of some help....

Cheers!
Shyamal