On 11/24/00 00:36:47 -0200, Carlos Laviola wrote: > Hello, > > I have a dial-up machine and want to properly configure it to send mail > using exim (mutt uses it). I receive my POP messages normally with it > (and other mail clients), but I don't know how can I properly configure > exim, specially to handle the fact that my machine's hostname is dynamic > (it tries to use its local hostname, which doesn't exist, since it is > just "debian"). What should I do? Thank you.
I take it you mean that your email address with your isp is different that your local email address, is this right? At the end of the exim.conf file there is a section for rewriting stuff. I'm not sure of your requirements, but I'm the only use on thsi system, and so I'm the only one that sends mail from it. I have this entry in the REWRITE CONFIGURATION section: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcfrF Here, my local [EMAIL PROTECTED] My @home email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, I want to rewrite my local email address with one that the world will recognize in all the appropriate places. That's what the bcfrF is for. Each rewrites a heading in the email header like so: b - blind copy c - courtesy copy f - from r - reply-to F - From So whenever your local email address appears in any of these headers, it will be rewritten with your "real" address. HTH, Mark -- -------------------------------------------- ) Mark Wagnon ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ( Chula Vista, CA ( ( --------------------------------------------
