On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, McRae, Darren A wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is the a way of mail being sent as a particular user no matter what the
> linux username is? So if I log in as root or daz or pete it sends mail
> signed as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> This needs to be done via sendmail, as that is what I'm using.
You can setup your genericstable in /etc/mail e.g.:
daz@localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
pete@localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more details see cf.README
[...}
genericstable This feature will cause unqualified addresses (i.e., without
a domain) and addresses with a domain listed in class {G}
to be looked up in a map and turned into another ("generic")
form, which can change both the domain name and the user name.
Notice: if you use an MSP (as it is default starting with
8.12), the MTA will only receive qualified addresses from the
MSP (as required by the RFCs). Hence you need to add your
domain to class {G}. This feature is similar to the userdb
functionality. The same types of addresses as for
masquerading are looked up, i.e., only header sender
addresses unless the allmasquerade and/or masquerade_envelope
features are given. Qualified addresses must have the domain
part in class {G}; entries can be added to this class by the
macros GENERICS_DOMAIN or GENERICS_DOMAIN_FILE (analogously
to MASQUERADE_DOMAIN and MASQUERADE_DOMAIN_FILE, see below).
[...]
You can also use the -f switch with sendmail.
Using mutt you have the possibility to set your name in .muttrc:
[...]
6.3.55. from
Type: e-mail address
Default: ""
When set, this variable contains a default from address. It can be
overridden using my_hdr (including from send-hooks) and
````$reverse_name''''.
Defaults to the EMAIL environment variable's content.
6.3.179. realname
Type: string
Default: ""
This variable specifies what "real" or "personal" name should be used
when sending messages.
By default, this is the GCOS field from /etc/passwd. Note that this
variable will not be used when the user has set a real name in the
``$from'' variable.
6.3.43. envelope_from
Type: boolean
Default: no
When set, mutt will try to derive the message's envelope sender from
the "From:" header. Note that this information is passed to sendmail
command using the "-f" command line switch, so don't set this option
if you are using that switch in ``$sendmail'' yourself, or if the
sendmail on your machine doesn't support that command line switch.
[...]
Oliver
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