Re: mutt

[Oliver Fuchs <oliverfuchs1@gmx.de>]

On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Andre Berger wrote:

> * jade@ursine.dyndns.org <jade@ursine.dyndns.org>, 2002-09-13 00:43 -0400:
> > I've edited a lot in mutt, read all the info I can find but was still
> > wondering about something.
> > 
> > in .muttrc you can: set from="<emailaddress>"
> > but that affects the from for all emails.
> > 
> > I was wondering if there is a way to have the from address changed
> > to a specific address only when sent to a specific address.
> > 
> > example: (I'm on a maillist for netgamers.org)
> > when I reply to an email or make a new email to <something>@netgamers.org
> > I'd like my From address to be <myname>@netgamers.org
> 
> check:
> 
> $alternates
> $reverse_name
> 
> and maybe this is also of help to you:
> 
> send-hook '~t ^.*netgamers.org$' 'my_hdr From: myname@netgamers.org'
> 
> and
> 
> alias j_list    Jade <myname@list...>
> alias j_        Jade <myname@elsewhere...>
> macro compose v "<edit-from>^Uf_<tab>" "choose from address"
> 
> -Andre
Hi,

but you also have to check your MTA ... e.g if you are using sendmail
with 

define(`SMART_HOST',	`smtp:mail.foo.bar')dnl

you are not able to send your mail with another address then the one your
ISP gave you.
So you have to disable this.

Oliver
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