Re: mail setup for debian-user
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Kevin Mark wrote:
> Hi d-u's, I have found why I can not send mail
> to debian-user. My mail setup does not correctly
> set my 'Return-Path:'.
> Here are some file settings:
>
> /etc/mail/sendmail.cf contains:
> Cwdebian.potter
>
> /etc/mail/sendmail.mc contain:
> Cwdebian.potter
>
> /etc/news/server contains:
> debian.potter
>
> /etc/libnet.cfg contains:
> inet_domain => qq {potter},
>
> /etc/mailname contains:
> debian.potter
>
> When I sent an email from my main account to another
> the 'Return-Path' was set to 'kevin@debian.potter'
> but my email address is 'kmark@pipeline.com'.
>
> I compose my mail in mutt, this get queued and sent
> by sendmail.
> I have used pine and evolution and I recall setting
> them to send my mail to my isp's smtp server at
> smtp.pipeline.com.
>
> How can I either a) get sendmail to set the
> 'Return-Path' to my 'From:' so when sendmail sends
> my mail it has the correct 'Return-Path' or b) get
> sendmail to send my mail to my isp's smtp server
> (smtp.pipeline.com) and have it set the correct
> 'Return-Path'?
> Or would it be easier to get mutt to send my mail
> to my ISP's smtp server?
What says your /etc/mail/genericstable:
#user@uqhost realuser@fqhost
#user realuser@fqhost
# ^^^^^^^^^^^^
# (these are <TAB> stops)
kevin@debian.potter kmark@pipeline.com
Oliver
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