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Old 06-09-2004, 06:22 PM   #1
chestnut
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Change from email address exim


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
 
Old 06-13-2004, 10:40 PM   #2
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Add the following line to ~/.muttrc

Code:
set from="andyosborne@myrealbox.com"
 
Old 06-13-2004, 11:18 PM   #3
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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
 
Old 06-22-2004, 06:23 AM   #4
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thank you

sorry for the delay

adding from address in .muttrc conf file works a treat

thank you
 
  


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