[plug] Disappearing email...

[David Campbell]

To:             	plug at linux.org.au
Subject:        	Re: [plug] Disappearing email... 
Date sent:      	Mon, 19 Apr 1999 08:13:28 +0800
From:           	John Summerfield <summer at os2.ami.com.au>
Send reply to:  	plug at linux.org.au

> 
> > 
> > I figured out the problem was that my mailer was stamping the "From:" 
> > field to be "campbell at torque.net" when I am subscribe as 
> > "campbell at gear.torque.net".
> > 
> > *sigh* Just a twist in the email headers....
> 
> A well-crafted sendmail will fix that. I can (and sometimes do) set from: 
> to emu.os2.ami.com.au or possum.os2.ami.com.au, both of which you can't 
> mail to though they're fine here. on the way out, sendmail fixes them.

That is a solution providing you are on the right side of the 
internet gateway. In my case I am on the wrong side of the firewall 
and rely on the "forwarding" ability of a sub-configured quasi-stable 
Exchange mail server (eg: what phase of the moon is it?).

David Campbell
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campbell at torque.net
"This is not an office, rather Hell with fluorescent lighting"