Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:39:38 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting proper From host in Sendmail Message-ID: <3E4FBECA.8070809@potentialtech.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20030216090543.02216038@sage-one.net>
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Jack L. Stone wrote: > Pardon me if this is OT, but it is probably an easy question for many on > this list. > > The problem: > Host on my Internal network sends out formmail replies as FROM > "www.thehost.com" > > QUESTION: > How can I make it show the replies as being from the sender -- my web forms > provide for picking up the "From" field. > > If I test this on my gateway/router machine, it inserts the right FROM info > as "sender@somewhere.net" instead of the "www". > > Is there some setting in Sendmail that will make that machine (aliased on > the LAN) over-ride the "www" and use the proper "From" field of the > sender...??? > > Appreiate any help on this as I need the proper "From" so that the > auto-responder can send out automatic replies to the customer. If you only want to change it for the auto-responder, you can use the -f option to sendmail. If you want to change it for your whole server, you can use the config file changes that someone else suggested. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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