Hi,

I've two questions.

Q1) Changing return-path to from-address in postfix
I have dovecot installed on my server with IMAP. With fetchmail I download all my POP3. So I mail through my IMAP server with different "From"-address.

In outlook I type the from-address of one of the domains I own.

But the receiver gets a mail with my "main" address in the "Return-Path". Is there a way to make the Return-Path become the same as From address?


Q2) How can I write my own script that I can put in master.cf?
And how can I decide that my script only should be used for outgoing mail (or only incoming mail...)

Greetz,
Ali

1) There is nothing wrong with a Return-Path being different than the From address - it is common, in fact. What problem are you trying to solve? Also, see:

http://groups.google.com/group/list....1937898d37bfaf

2) What do you mean "your own script"? Your own script for doing what? Again, what are you trying to solve?

Sorry for my poor questions and explaing the problems I'm having.

1) I login on my IMAP. There I have multiple dirs with emails of different domains of mine. I like this way too have all my mails under one account.
The problem is (with Outlook), when I send a email with my IMAP I can fill a domain in the 'From'-field in Outlook. Outlook doesn't have a problem with that, BUT when you add a account, you have too tell Outlook for what mail this account is supposed. Atm I filled in alitrix@alitrix.nl

Outlook adds MAIL FROM: alitrix@alitrix.nl to the email and postfix translate this too Return-Path. But the From-field is, let say, alitrix@myotheralitrixdomain.nl.
When somebody else opens the email, he sees:
alitrix@myotheralitrixdomain.nl behalf of alitrix@alitrix.nl

I don't want that. It's less professional and a bit annoying. PLUS some clients try too reply with the Return-Path, instead of the From-address.

Hopefully this explains my problem.

2) I want to write my own script and "link" it with postfix through pipe.
I'm a programmer, so I'd like to learn what the best is to do that. I've have some ideas of a email-ticket system, which I'm planning too build.

Greetz,

Ali

1) http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/p...message/213963

2) http://www.postfix.org/pipe.8.html

1) I can't find anything about the Return-Path.
And make rewrite rule for every mail address would be a lot of work

Btw, is it possible too make a script and put it in master.cf that makes the return-path the same as the from address?

2) I've checked the PIPE manual already, not that I've understand everything of it, but I don't give it. I will look for examples too understand the system.

Maybe one of these will help you.

I've checked that already.
As far as I could find outlook doesn't have the option too disable it.

I'm going to fix it with a script atm. When a mail is send, I first check if the From-address is one of my domains.
Incase it is and the From-address != Return-Path, replace Return-Path and continue mailing it.

The Return-Path is set from the envelope sender. The client sets the envelope sender.

The Return-Path is added by Postfix's cleanup agent just before final delivery. It will not look at the From header and make the envelope sender and hence Return-Path the same. Unless you plan on rewriting cleanup, that's the way it is.