On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, David Stern wrote: > This is a slightly shorter version of some questions I asked earlier > regarding smail configuration. I've read all the smail docs available > and there is no definitive smail resource, so I'd really appreciate it > if someone would *PLease* take a few moments to reply.
I'm no smail expert but here goes. There is an smail mailing list which you should find useful: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1.) How can I find out what ident_sender, as well as all other > variables, are assigneded as? (I need to know so I can test what is > happening; e.g.: when I set visible_name to u.washington.edu, and > restart smail and inetd or reboot, there is no change, but I don't know > why. I've tried echoing and mailing the variables, but I must be doing > it wrong.) Use the rewriting rules as in your 2nd question and included and variable you like with the prefix "$". > 2.) Why does "from_field" require it begin "From:" (as shown in the man > page below) and does "from_field" rewrite the "From:" line, or the > "Sender:" line and how does it decide? (It seems ambiguous.) I believe the "From: " is required by IETF standards. > 3.) What is the difference between the roles of Sender:, Return-path:, > and From: lines and are each required according to RFC's? (It was my > understanding that there was some contention as to whether the Sender: > line was required, but that it was desirable because it acts as an > "envelope", which is a good thing for some MTA's and MUA's. I'm not > clear about the roles of Return-path:, From:, and Sender: or which are > required.) Not sure on this one. "From: " is always required. The others are optional. For example, pine will prompt the user if "Return-path: " is defined in the message if they would prefer to use that instead of "From: ". -- Jean Pierre -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .