On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 01:25:12PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm using exim (MTA) and mutt (MUA) and I'm able to send (external) > emails directly from exim with:
> exim -f username [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I have to rewrite the sender-name (which is not the same as the from:-address) with >"username" which is expected from my ISP. > > So: > * How do I tell exim (/etc/exim.conf) to rewrite any sender name of > * a local user with "username" (I'm a single user on my laptop)? or > * How do I tell mutt to rewrite the sender-name (ie joe@myhostname) > * with "username" (set sendmail="/usr/sbin/exim -f username" ... in > * my .muttrc doesn't work ... maybe my old version of mutt (0.91) > * doesn't deliver flags to exim)? Try this in your /etc/exim/exim.conf or /etc/email-addresses *@your_hostname [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ffrs in the section ###################################################################### # REWRITE CONFIGURATION # ###################################################################### Regards. Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD." Psalms 31:24 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]