Change from email address exim

chestnut · 06-09-2004, 06:22 PM

Hello

I have set up Exim, Procmail and Mutt in a Debian testing install.

I can receive and send email ok via an external smtp server, but

emails that I send to not have the correct 'from' address in them ie.

From : Andy Osborne <aosborne@myrealbox.com>
Sent : Thursday, 10 June 2004 7:59:49 AM
To : andyosborne@hotmail.com
Subject : test

The 'From' email should read: andyosborne@myrealbox.com

As it is at present, it reflects the name of the user account I use on my local machine ie. aosborne

I suspect that there is a confiuration file somewhere that I need to change. Can any one point me in the right direction.

Thanks & Regards

darthtux · 06-13-2004, 10:40 PM

Add the following line to ~/.muttrc

Code:

set from="andyosborne@myrealbox.com"

foo_bar_foo · 06-13-2004, 11:18 PM

you can also set a translation rule for exim so no matter what client the mail will go out correctly
lets see
make a file /etc/email-addresses
in it put your local user name followed by the correct from address like this

Code:

user:  user@myIsp.net

then in exim.conf add this rewrite rule adjust like above to *@what the mail is going out now as

Code:

begin rewrite

*@myServer.myDomain.net    ${lookup{$1}lsearch{/etc/email-addresses}\
                                                {$value}fail} frFs

chestnut · 06-22-2004, 06:23 AM

thank you

sorry for the delay

adding from address in .muttrc conf file works a treat

thank you