It just worked for me.
Contents of test:
======== start of test ==========
From: Tim Mayo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is a test.
======== end of test ============
Command to inject message:
cat test | /var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject
Resulting mail message:
================ start of message ===================
Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 15985 invoked from network); 25 Aug 1999 04:16:55 -0000
Received: from uranium.nb.net (209.161.64.33)
by plutonium.mayod.nb.net with SMTP; 25 Aug 1999 04:16:55 -0000
Received: (qmail 5175 invoked by uid 1318); 25 Aug 1999 04:16:49 -0000
Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: (qmail 6340 invoked from network); 25 Aug 1999 04:16:49 -0000
Received: from plutonium.mayod.nb.net (209.161.64.93)
by uranium.nb.net with SMTP; 25 Aug 1999 04:16:49 -0000
Received: (qmail 15982 invoked by uid 501); 25 Aug 1999 04:16:48 -0000
Date: 25 Aug 1999 04:16:48 -0000
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: Tim Mayo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is a test.
================ end of message ================
Are you running a patched version of qmail? Mine is not.
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If I do "cat test | /var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject" and test is:
>
> From: Joel Uckelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I get back: "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" instead. I've also tried sending this
> to a friend, with the same results. Is there any way I can force qmail to send
> out a specified From: header?
>
> > qmail DOESN'T touch From: headers. qmail-inject expects you to supply the
> > From: header in the message you send to its standard input. If you don't
> > supply one it builds one based on the name of the user invoking
> > qmail-inject.
> >
> > On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone know why qmail would replace the From: field in my outgoing mail
> > > (which should be "From: Joel Uckelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>") with just my
> > > email address? Is there some way I can stop qmail from doing this?
> > >
> > > (NB: as far as I can tell, it is qmail's fault, as it happens when I inject a
> > > message directly as well as through my MUA).
> > > --
> > > J. Uckelman
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://www.public.iastate.edu/~uckelman/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Timothy L. Mayo mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Senior Systems Administrator
> > localconnect(sm)
> > http://www.localconnect.net/
> >
> > The National Business Network Inc. http://www.nb.net/
> > One Monroeville Center, Suite 850
> > Monroeville, PA 15146
> > (412) 810-8888 Phone
> > (412) 810-8886 Fax
>
> --
> J. Uckelman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~uckelman/
>
>
>
---------------------------------
Timothy L. Mayo mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senior Systems Administrator
localconnect(sm)
http://www.localconnect.net/
The National Business Network Inc. http://www.nb.net/
One Monroeville Center, Suite 850
Monroeville, PA 15146
(412) 810-8888 Phone
(412) 810-8886 Fax
