cqny@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (11/14/90)
I've been having an ongoing problem with mail message return addresses: Mail originates on VAX/VMS, sent through Ultrix DECnet/Internet gateway, to an internet address. The message is sent, but the return address on the message looks like: From: user%vmshost.dnet@ultrixhost This works fine with 'local' internet addresses, but distant recipients often complain that the return address lacks the fully-qualified domain name for the ultrixhost, i.e.: From: user%vmshost.dnet@ultrixhost.domain.cornell.edu Has anyone fixed this problem; I find the rules in sendmail.cf rather opaque. Please mail replies to marisa@cpa.tn.cornell.edu thanx, -- Rich Marisa Cornell Programmable Automation (607) 255-7636
spider@dl10.tops20.dec.com (Spider Boardman) (11/28/90)
In article <1990Nov14.115020.1002@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> \ cqny@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Rich Marisa) writes: I've been having an ongoing problem with mail message return addresses: Mail originates on VAX/VMS, sent through Ultrix DECnet/Internet gateway, to an internet address. The message is sent, but the return address on the message looks like: From: user%vmshost.dnet@ultrixhost This works fine with 'local' internet addresses, but distant recipients often complain that the return address lacks the fully-qualified domain name for the ultrixhost, i.e.: From: user%vmshost.dnet@ultrixhost.domain.cornell.edu In ruleset 14 (starting with a line beginning with "S14"), there is a rule with the comment "gatewayed to/from dnet" (or something like it). It uses the macro $A to append the local host name. Change it to use $j instead. The subsequent rule for UUCP gatewaying is similarly broken. This works for me. Then, follow the usual rules about re-freezing the sendmail.cf file and restarting sendmail. -- Spider Boardman spider@decvax.dec.com DEC Customer Service Operating Systems Support 200 Forest St. MRO1-2/L14 Marlboro MA 01752 ...decvax!spider