On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 02:18:20PM +0300, Simo PW Kauppi wrote: > > > > > > No, the /etc/mailname is used to resolve the domain part of the email > > > address. If you send mail to e.g. paul (without any @something), then > > > whatever is in your /etc/mailname is appended to the username with @. > > That's why I suggested you try to put 'localhost' in there. The problem > with this might be that your ISP's mail.ultrasw.com does not accept it, > but you can verify that from the exim logfile.
Apparently setting /etc/email-addresses solves this problem and the "G11" problem. > > > > > > See also the question G11 in > > > > > /usr/share/doc/fetchmail/fetchmail-FAQ.html. > > > > I have learned about eximon and I have a large number of frozen messages. > > Can I free them up without losing them? > > I'm sure you can. They should be purged automatically when the setup is > fixed. There seems to be an old thread concerning this: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/03/msg00402.html I followed that thread just now and haven't yet discovered how to see whether I want to lose those messages. > > Now I just need to be able to set the 'From:' address in mutt so I can sent > > messages to lists that need the from address to be different than > > waterhorse. > > I use: > set edit_headers > my_hdr From: Me Myself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I will try that when I send this. Thanks again for your help, Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
