Marko Pilop wrote: > hi, > > i discovered an annoyance in my mail-setup: > whenever i send an authenticated mail via exim to a remote destination, > exim connects to that server, issuing the 'MAIL FROM:'-command with > $authenticated_id > > MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > since i'm able to change the address i'm sending mail from once i'm > authenticated, i want this happen for the above 'MAIL FROM:', too. > > e.g.: i'm authenticated as user [EMAIL PROTECTED], but want to send mail as > [EMAIL PROTECTED], the issued 'MAIL FROM:' to the remote server should be: > MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > delivery of that mail still works, but as the "wrong" 'MAIL FROM:' is > used, the Return-path is "wrong", too > > i did not found any options to configure such behavior. > > cheers > marko >
You can do it in Exim with custom routers and rewriting, BUT.. Given that essentially every MUA in town can handle more than one mail account, - would it not be reasonable to simply set yourself up a second account with the desired credentials/ID - login as *that one* when you wish to be seen as sending from that account. Smtp sending login here - not necessarily POP/IMAP login. EX: (Using Mozilla/SeaMonkey) - simply create more than one 'outgoing' server, (same box, different UID:PWD), then associate those settings with the selected ID. Use whatever you need to in the 'From;' and 'Reply To:' MUA settings. Moz/SM and seveeral other MUA also have no trouble using separate UID:PWD (and/or servers) for smtp submission and POP/IMAP retrieval. Built-in. You may also - if desired - have Exim store the incoming for POP/IMAP retrieval in the same place, (shared Mbox or Maildir) or in different places (per UID). IOW - None of this is ordinarily Exim dependent - nor need it be. Advantage: You can control *which* account is used for each message you send from the desktop at he time of sending. Important when only one account is subscribed to a mailing list for posting, just to name one example, and much handier than muking about with server-wide Exim settings. HTH, Bill -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
