OK I tried it your way Jon and Pine kept opening with errors about
incomplete domain name for Gaspar (my computer's new cool name).
So I ran netconfig and set my hostname as Gaspar and domain as oz.net
Now when I send mail from Pine I get the following header:
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 24 21:14:18 1998
Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Received: from Gaspar.oz.net (dchurch@localhost [127.0.0.1])
by Gaspar.oz.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id VAA00190
for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:14:18 -0700
Received: from mail.oz.net
by Gaspar.oz.net (fetchmail-4.4.1 POP3)
for <dchurch/Gaspar.oz.net> (single-drop); Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:14:18 PDT
Received: from Gaspar.oz.net (sense-sil-pm2-7.oz.net [208.154.101.39]) by
glinda.oz.net (8.9.1/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA15343 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon,
24 Aug 1998 21:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:13:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Test
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
X-UIDL: 60e5d8e3cdd7a8f91722c430e98144df
Which has Gaspar added to my ISP's domain.
My /etc/HOSTNAME is:
Gaspar.oz.net
My /etc/hosts is:
#
# hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
# mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly
# used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
# On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
# "named" name server. Just add the names, addresses
# and any aliases to this file...
#
# By the way, Arnt Gulbrandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says that 127.0.0.1
# should NEVER be named with the name of the machine. It causes problems
# for some (stupid) programs, irc and reputedly talk. :^)
#
# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 Gaspar.oz.net Gaspar
# End of hosts.
Both of these files were written by netconfig
Any clue how I can make my from address just be [EMAIL PROTECTED] while logged
into Gaspar as dchurch?
TIA
David
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: David Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, August 24, 1998 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: Hostnames
>OK, here is some help.
>Give your computer a cool name, preferably not your username.
>Second your /etc/hosts is probably screwed up
>
>it should have
>localhost coolname your.isp
>
>Remember not to send mail as root, or it will go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>On 24-Aug-98 David Churchill wrote:
>>
>> I'm having trouble with my e-mail setup. I can receive fine but when I
send
>> mail (from Pine) my from address comes out as
"dchurch.oz.net@[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>>
>> My e-mail address (on my ISP's POP3 server) is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have my
>> linux
>> box hostname set up as dchurch (probably a mistake). I have run
netconfig
>> (Slackware 3.5) which asks me for domain names and such and I put in
oz.net
>> (probably another mistake).
>>
>> How do I configure my hostname, can it be a separate name from my ISP
>> username.
>> Do I need to run netconfig to use a PPP connection with dynamic ip
>> addressing.
>> Which files should I edit to fix this (probably more than just
/etc/HOSTNAME)
>>
>> Will it matter if I send mail as root vice dchurch (also my non-root
login
>> name
>> for my linux box). If it will matter, how can I properly set things up
to be
>> able to send mail as [EMAIL PROTECTED] from root or any other user on my
linux
>> box.
>>
>> Hope someone can follow the confusing scenario. TIA
>>
>> David
>>
>
>
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