[fetchmail]Need to adjust HELO domain and Mail From: used by fetchmail

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

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