trn@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Tony Nardo) (10/26/89)
We have a system running ULTRIX 3.1 and using MAIL11D_V3. I am able to use
this system quite effectively as a gateway for mail between TCP/IP-only and
DECnet-only sites. However, there is a problem with the From:, From, and
Return-Path: lines passed on by the gateway system in mail going from DECnet
sites to TCP/IP sites.
For example, if user SOURCE on DECnet node DNONLY sends mail to me at
trn@warper.jhuapl.edu with the line
IGATE::GATEWY::"trn@warper.jhuapl.edu"
the Return-Path: in the message I receive on warper will be
IGATE::DNONLY::SOURCE
GATEWY is not being passed along as part of the path. I would expect to see
something along the lines of
IGATE::DNONLY::SOURCE@gatewy_inetname.domain
or @gatewy_inetname.domain:IGATE::DNONLY::SOURCE
in order for me to reply to the message.
Note: when I send mail *from* warper to a DECnet-only node, the return path is
properly constructed for the recipient.
Has anyone else seen this problem? Does anyone know if there is a patch for
either MAIL11D_V3 or sendmail.cf which will properly construct the From: field
in this situation?
Any help here would be apprieciated. Thanks.
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