[fetchmail]Need to adjust HELO domain and Mail From: used by fetchmail
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Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:04:16 +0000
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Please Share your workaround as I am also stuck by this
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> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Laurence Moore wrote:
> > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, David C Niemi wrote:
> > > Yes, you have it right. It is not just a matter of PostFix rejecting the
> > > mail; I could configure PostFix differently, but only at the expense of
> > > letting in vast quantities of spam. So I really want to be able to
> > > distinguish this email by having it use a proper hostname on the HELO
> > > line. I get the impression that Fetchmail doesn't let you control what it
> > > says on the HELO line, though I couldn't quite find it in the
> > > documentation.
> >
> > Perhaps you could include 127.0.0.1 in $mynetworks of postfix and setup
> > your helo checks accordingly.
>
> It is already in $mynetworks, as it generally is. The problem is not at
> the session level, it is what fetchmail says IN the session. And
> unfortunately the HELO checks in Postfix don't distinguish between trusted
> sessions and untrusted ones.
>
> Meanwhile, I've found a workaround in which I directly use the mail file,
> and don't even use fetchmail, which seems to be working.
>
> I'm still interested in learning how to control what fetchmail uses for
> its hostname if someone finds a way, for future reference. Thanks for
> everyone's responses.
>
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> | David C Niemi (Reston, VA, USA) niemi at tuxers dot net |
> +-----------------------------------------------------------+
> | Initiative, unlike vengeance, is a dish best served hot. |
> +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Laurence Moore wrote: <BR>> > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, David C Niemi wrote: <BR>> > > Yes, you have it right. It is not just a matter of PostFix rejecting the <BR>> > > mail; I could configure PostFix differently, but only at the expense of <BR>> > > letting in vast quantities of spam. So I really want to be able to <BR>> > > distinguish this email by having it use a proper hostname on the HELO <BR>> > > line. I get the impression that Fetchmail doesn't let you control what it <BR>> > > says on the HELO line, though I couldn't quite find it in the <BR>> > > documentation. <BR>> > <BR>> > Perhaps you could include 127.0.0.1 in $mynetworks of postfix and setup <BR>> > your helo checks accordingly. <BR>> <BR>> It is already in $mynetworks, as it generally is. The problem is not at <BR>> the session level, it is what fetchmail says IN the session. And <BR>> unfortunately the HELO checks in Postfix don't distinguish between trusted <BR>> sessions and untrusted ones. <BR>> <BR>> Meanwhile, I've found a workaround in which I directly use the mail file, <BR>> and don't even use fetchmail, which seems to be working. <BR>> <BR>> I'm still interested in learning how to control what fetchmail uses for <BR>> its hostname if someone finds a way, for future reference. Thanks for <BR>> everyone's responses. <BR>> <BR>> +-----------------------------------------------------------+ <BR>> | David C Niemi (Reston, VA, USA) niemi at tuxers dot net | <BR>> +-----------------------------------------------------------+ <BR>> | Initiative, unlike vengeance, is a dish best served hot. | <BR>> +-----------------------------------------------------------+ <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Fetchmail-friends mailing list <BR>> Fetchmail-friends@lists.ccil.org <BR>> http://lists.ccil.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fetchmail-friends </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>
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