On Fri, Apr 23, 1999 at 07:37:33AM +0300, Liviu Daia wrote:
>
> Yes. Assuming "lou-ts3-23.iglou.com" is (one of) the address(es)
> you get when you dial your ISP, change the domain definition in your
> sendmail.cf (the "Dj" thing) to look like
>
> Djlou-ts3-23.iglou.com
Thanks Liviu for the detailed, informative response!!! Sounds like
what I needed to know. I had tried '[EMAIL PROTECTED]`, but it bombed.
>
> my_hdr From: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> to your .muttrc . It doesn't have to be your real address at the time
> you dial in, a fixed "lou-ts3-23" should be ok. The remote peer will be
> happy if it can resolve it, and find that it points inside your ISP's
> domain.
>
> Alternatively, if your ISP allows relaying messages from dialup
> users (normally they should), get the address of the main mail hub and
> relay your outgoing messages there. Assuming "mail.iglou.com" is the
> address of the relay host, you can do that with the "DS" entry in your
> sendmail.cf:
>
> DSmail.iglou.com
I believe it is indeed 'mail.iglou.com'.
>
> On a related topic:
>
> (1) Don't mess with "Reply-To:" if you don't need to (that is if it
> points to the same as "From:");
My ISP has been using the Reply-to field to resolve return address
problems. At least on my own tests where I am emailing myself.
>
> (2) You seem to be using a very old version of sendmail, which is known
> to have a lot of security-sensitive bugs; not a big problem if
> you're online only a few minutes a day, but watch your steps if you
> do things like IRC; :-)
>
> (3) You might want to forget about sendmail altogether, and take a look
> at postfix:
>
> http://www.postfix.org/
>
> It's much easier to configure than sendmail, and at least 10x
> faster.
>
I've been struggling with sendmail since it seems to be the 'standard'
by which others are measured. I hate to quit on something till I get
it solved. Once it get this straightened out, I will try postfix as
you suggest.
Thanks again for being such a big help !
--
Hal B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
