Re: Frustrating mutt address problem
Am 2006-05-24 20:40:34, schrieb Seth Williamson:
> had written earlier with what I thought might be a problem in ssmtp
> and the way it relates to mutt. Bottom line is that all mail is going
> to a single address, no matter what I put in the To: field in mutt.
>
> Either mutt or ssmtp is taking my username on my local box--which is
> seth--and my ISP's domain name--which is ntelos.net--and it sends
> every single e-mail to seth@xxxxxxxxxxx Makes no difference what I
> actually put in the To: field in mutt.
If you have not read teh previously E-Mail
FromLineOverride=YES
in the /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf is your friend.
> Another possible oddity is that, when I see the e-mail envelope in
> mutt prior to sending, with the From: and To: fields, etc., the From:
> field is blank. I had assumed it would show my e-mail address, which
> is orthodox@xxxxxxxxxxx
This is a config error in YOUR muttrc
> orthodox=postmaster
^^^^^^^^
??? This shoud be root else it does not work
(I am working on the source of ssmtp).
and postmaser if you use ssmtp?
all messages would be send to
<postmaster@xxxxxxxxxx>
which is your ISP. "postmaster should be your local name.
> mailhub=mail.ntelos.net
OK
> rewriteDomain=ntelos.net
This is where your <seth@xxxxxxxxxx> come from.
$LOCALUSER + rewriteDomain
> hostname=orthobox
^^^^^^^^
I have had several times problems whin NON-FQDN.
> FromLineOverride=YES
OK
> My computer's name is orthobox. Not sure if that's what's supposed to
> go in the hostname= line in the config file above but that's what I
> put.
Try a FQDN
> I can't figure out where either mutt or ssmtp is getting the username
> for my user account on my box here. That username is seth, and it's
> sending all mail to seth [at] ntelos.net. Very frustrating situation.
See my explanation above
> I hope I will learn something from this and not keep beating my head
> against a stone wall. I have changed most options that looked likely
> over and over and can't seem to fix this problem. I am beginning to
> think it might not be an ssmtp problem, but I don't know for sure.
You have a config problem...
> Seth Williamson
> Slings Gap
> Franklin County, VA
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Michelle Konzack
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