On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 02:35:45PM +0000, Sky wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have a problem with qmail bouncing.
> Here is the problem:
> I have a provider (demos.su also dol.ru) pop3 account elsewhere
> and also I have forwarding email at third location.
> Usually, I send mail using my provider's smtp, in the message I have
> forwarding From: field, and I collect replies from my pop3 account.
[ ... ]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 194.87.0.16 does not like recipient.
> Remote host said: 571 [EMAIL PROTECTED] we do not
> relay
> Giving up on 194.87.0.16.
[snip]
> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Received: (qmail 6574 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2001 13:34:53 -0000
> Received: from mx.demos.su (HELO demos.su) (194.87.0.32)
> by linux.polisma.net with SMTP; 17 Jul 2001 13:34:53 -0000
> Received: from [194.87.5.54] (HELO geisteskrank.demos.su)
> by demos.su (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.8/D)
> with ESMTP id 29014079 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:34:32
> +0400
> Received: by geisteskrank.demos.su with SMTP id f6H9Xuf81758
> from atomik (IDENT:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [194.87.5.54])
As these headers show, it is geisteskrank.demos.su that rewrites your
envelope-from. That's broken behaviour, especially if they do not accept
addresses of that format. Tell demos.su to fix their MTA.
> P.S.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] is my forwarding address - it forwards mail to my pop3
> account.
> Please help me with configuring bounce so that it sends bounce to
> From: field, and not to what it sends now.
No; that would be broken behaviour. Bounces should only go to the
envelope-sender. The problem is with your provider.
Vince.
