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Started by Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)
Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:46
How to get visible_name to work?
Author: Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:46
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:46
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I got quite a few responses to my previous post about smail 3.1's
visible_name, et. al. and how to get my outgoing mail such that its
computed return address would be correct.
I've had no luck fixing the problem though. Here is a header generated
by smail 3.1.19 (X and tab added) :
X From pgsn1!markd Thu Sep 10 19:51:06 1992
X Return-Path: <pgsn1!markd>
X Received: from pgsn1 by silogic.uucp with uucp
X (Smail3.1.27.1 #3) id m0mT168-0001kGC; Thu, 10 Sep 92 19:51 PDT
X Received: by pgs.sony.com ( Smail3.1.18.1 #PL19 )
X id <m0mSzpH-0004VxC@pgs.sony.com>; Thu, 10 Sep 92 18:29 PDT
X Message-Id: <m0mSzpH-0004VxC@pgs.sony.com>
X Subject: test
X To: silogic!markd
X Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 18:29:34 PDT
X From: Mark DiVecchio (K3FWT) <markd@pgsn1.sony.com>
X X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] ^
X Status: RO |
X |
X header test |
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I seem to need to get this From line ---------- to reflect our
domain name, pgs.sony.com, in order for mail coming in to me to actually
get to my machine. My machine name is pgsn1 and no matter what I do, I
can't get this From line to come up <markd@pgs.sony.com>.
My config file has ended up as :
visible_name=pgs.sony.com
visible_domains=pgs.sony.com
hostnames=pgs.sony.com:pgsn1.sony.com:pgsn1:pgs
more_hostnames=pgs.sony.com
Thanks again for the help so far, but can anyone get me over the final
hurdle?
--
Mark DiVecchio, Silogic Systems, 619-549-9841 K3FWT
----- 9888 Carroll Center Road, Suite 113, San Diego, CA 92126 -----
markd@silogic.uucp BBS 619-549-3927
...!ucsd!sdcrsi!silogic!markd sdcrsi!silogic!markd@ucsd.edu
Re: How to get visible_name to work?
Author: Ronald S. Karr
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 07:06
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 07:06
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In article <1992Sep12.014606.12754@silogic.uucp> markd@silogic.uucp (Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)) writes:
>I've had no luck fixing the problem though. Here is a header generated
>by smail 3.1.19 (X and tab added) :
>
>X From: Mark DiVecchio (K3FWT) <markd@pgsn1.sony.com>
>
>My config file has ended up as :
>
>visible_name=pgs.sony.com
>visible_domains=pgs.sony.com
>hostnames=pgs.sony.com:pgsn1.sony.com:pgsn1:pgs
>more_hostnames=pgs.sony.com
Smail3.1, until recently, has not been able to From generate lines such
as this. Either you have a modified version of smail3, or elm generated
the From line itself. The former case is certainly possible, since
there were quite a few unofficial 3.1.19 variants that floated around.
However, even if you were running an unofficial variant, it is doubtful
that your config file could generate such a From line. Most likely the
culprit is elm. I suggest you check your elm compilation-time and run-
time configuration files.
--
tron |-<=>-| ARPAnet: veritas!tron@apple.com
tron@veritas.com UUCPnet: {apple,pyramid}!veritas!tron
Re: How to get visible_name to work?
Author: Leslie Mikesell
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:19
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:19
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In article <1992Sep12.014606.12754@silogic.uucp> markd@silogic.uucp (Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)) writes: >I got quite a few responses to my previous post about smail 3.1's >visible_name, et. al. and how to get my outgoing mail such that its >computed return address would be correct. >I've had no luck fixing the problem though. Here is a header generated >by smail 3.1.19 (X and tab added) : >X From: Mark DiVecchio (K3FWT) <markd@pgsn1.sony.com> >X X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] ^ Smail doesn't rewrite the From: header if it already exists except for qualifying the domain for non-local deliveries. Perhaps ELM is configured to add the From: line itself instead of letting the transport (smail) do it. If that's the case you need to recompile ELM. Les Mikesell les@chinet.chi.il.us
Re: How to get visible_name to work?
Author: Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 03:42
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 03:42
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In article <1992Sep13.070606.27825@Veritas.COM> tron@Veritas.COM (Ronald S. Karr) writes:
>In article <1992Sep12.014606.12754@silogic.uucp> markd@silogic.uucp (Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT)) writes:
>>I've had no luck fixing the problem though. Here is a header generated
>>by smail 3.1.19 (X and tab added) :
>>
>>X From: Mark DiVecchio (K3FWT) <markd@pgsn1.sony.com>
>>
>Smail3.1, until recently, has not been able to From generate lines such
>as this. Either you have a modified version of smail3, or elm generated
>the From line itself. The former case is certainly possible, since
>there were quite a few unofficial 3.1.19 variants that floated around.
>However, even if you were running an unofficial variant, it is doubtful
>that your config file could generate such a From line. Most likely the
>culprit is elm. I suggest you check your elm compilation-time and run-
>time configuration files.
>--
> tron |-<=>-| ARPAnet: veritas!tron@apple.com
> tron@veritas.com UUCPnet: {apple,pyramid}!veritas!tron
BINGO!
To all net.helpers: my problem indeed was that I needed to configure elm
to 'hardwire' the host name and not use uname or hostname.
Thanks to all who replied.
--
Mark DiVecchio, Silogic Systems, 619-549-9841 K3FWT
----- 9888 Carroll Center Road, Suite 113, San Diego, CA 92126 -----
markd@silogic.uucp BBS 619-549-3927
...!ucsd!sdcrsi!silogic!markd sdcrsi!silogic!markd@ucsd.edu
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