OK, I still need help [on so many levels it not funny :-]. Apparently the F=g flag doesn't work for DSN messages. Anyone got any ideas?
On 3/3/06, Brian Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OOPS, appears the link didn't quite go where I wanted it. > > ---- > 30.8.22 F=g > > Suppress From:<> > (V8.6 and above) > > The special address <> is used as the envelope sender when > sendmail bounces a mail message. This address is intended to prevent > bounced messages from themselves bouncing. Unfortunately, not all > configuration files properly handle this form of sender address. The > stock SunOS configuration files prior to Solaris 2.3, for example, > caused sendmail to enter an endless loop when processing <>. Also, > some UUCP implementations get confused when they are executed with > command line arguments of: > > -f <> > > As an interim measure, until all programs learn to correctly > handle the <> address, you may use the F=g flag to suppress that > address for selected delivery agents. If the F=g flag is set for a > delivery agent, it uses the value of $g (see Section 31.10.16) in > place of the <>, where $g contains $n (usually MAILER-DAEMON see > Section 31.10.26, $n) with an @ and your domain name appended. > > ---- > > On 3/3/06, Brian Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No probably not a tenable solution.... MXLogic shouldn't get business > > when it cannot provide proper support. > > > > I think I may have found the solution. The mailer flags may need to be > > modified > > > > http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/networking/sendmail/ch30_08.htm#SML2-CH-30-SECT-8-22 > > > > -Brian > > > > On 3/3/06, Lance A. Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Brian Weaver wrote: > > > > Does any Sendmail guru out there know how to force sendmail to place a > > > > valid or invalid address into the From lilne for the MDN messages? > > > > > > That's a bad solution, begging for mail loops and similar not-fun > > > results. MDNs need to have an empty envelope mail from to prevent the > > > MDN from generating bounce mail, etc. that might cause another MDN to go > > > out, repeat... > > > > > > Tell friend to get a decent mail cleaning server. :-) I know, probably > > > not a tenable solution. > > > > > > --[Lance] > > > > > > -- > > > Celebrate The Circle http://www.celebratethecircle.org/ > > > Carolina Spirit Quest http://www.carolinaspiritquest.org/ > > > My LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/users/labrown/ > > > GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 > > > CACert.org Assurer > > > -- > > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > /* insert witty comment here */ > > > > > -- > > /* insert witty comment here */ > -- /* insert witty comment here */ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
