Re: [Astlinux-devel] msmtp - what controls the queue delay?

[Lonnie A. <li...@lo...>]

> On May 30, 2019, at 2:04 PM, Bill Lewis <wr...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> On 5/30/2019 2:31 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck wrote:
>>> Lonnie,
>>> 
>>> Using this command as a test:
>>> 
>>>  echo "C*Net call from 1234567" | mail -v -r "bi...@wr..." -s "C*Net call from 1234567" "bi...@wr..."
>>> 
>>> I'm getting this error from a server a friend hosts for me:
>>> 
>>>  msmtp: envelope from address ro...@wr... not accepted by the server
>>>  msmtp: server message: 553 5.3.0 <ro...@wr...>... Not a valid email address
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to change the username 'root' in the email address 'ro...@wr...' AstLinux sends to the server?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bill
>> You can define the SMTP_FROM rc.conf variable to change that IIRC.
>> 
>> Using the Network tab, near the bottom, click ...
>> --
>> Advanced Configuration:
>> 
>> User System Variables: {Edit User Variables}
>> --
>> then define something like:
>> 
>> SMTP_FROM="bi...@wr..."
>> 
>> Apply the change by clicking ... {Reload/Restart} [Restart SMTP Mail] _x_ Confirm
>> 
>> Lonnie
>> 
>> 
> Lonnie,
> 
> That variable appears to do the same thing as the -r in my mail command.
> 
> So I'm getting the same error back from the server.
> 
> Bill

Just tried this myself, and when setting SMTP_FROM the ro...@ex... got replaced with the SMTP_FROM value.

Lonnie