sendmail

dozy · #1 (**permalink**) 05-27-2003

Hello Everyone!

Can anyone help me with this problem.
When root sends mail from my sun to our exchange server the from field looks like this"root@server.domain.com but i would like it to look like this "root.server@domain.com" or somthing like that.
I dont wont the "server" after the @. i like it infront.

//dOzY

norsk hedensk · #2 (**permalink**) 05-27-2003

you could create an alias, http://www.google.com/custom?q=alias...h=sendmail.org

RTM · #3 (**permalink**) 05-27-2003

If all your other accounts from that server show up as @domain.com (or whatever your domain is) and root shows up with the server name also, then check your /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file. There should be a section as follows:

Code:

# class E: names that should be exposed as from this host, even if we masquerade
# class L: names that should be delivered locally, even if we have a relay
# class M: domains that should be converted to $M
# class N: domains that should not be converted to $M
#CL root
C{E}root

You need to put a # in front of the C{E}root so root email will show root@domain.com.

As far as putting the server name in front of the @ sign, you could do it if you wanted to further change how addressing works within sendmail but it would be more difficult AND and return email from that 'account' would be bounced since it doesn't exist.
Aliases are only looked at if
1. sending email to the local system
2. incoming from another server
not if the email is going out.

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