Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 05:15:37 +0100 From: John <freebsd-root@i-zone.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: some questions about mail Message-ID: <A4yVvNApx9x1EwWn@i-zone.demon.co.uk>
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Hello experts A question about mail: I have fixed IP and I get mail via SMTP. I like to filter on either email name or the domain where it's coming from into the appropriate mailbox (for instance all freebsd stuff goes to freebsd-root@i- zone.demon.co.uk). This is simple enough, in etc/aliases (I am using sendmail) filters everything addressed to freebsd-root@ into the mailbox belonging to the user john. I am looking for a mail client that will allow me (once logged in as john), to go to (for instance, the freebsd-questions folder), compose a question (or an answer!) that has the From: field set to freebsd-root@i- zone.demon.co.uk (because it is under this name that I subscribe). Currently, in pine, I have a freebsd-root folder, but because I am logged in as john, the email comes out as from: freebsd-root <john@i- zone.demon.co.uk> which is suboptimal. Many mailing lists will not allow postings from other than the subscribed mailbox. Unfortunately, freebsd-root@ cannot be a login name as it has more than 8 chars. I hope that there is a way round this other than unsubscribing then subscribing again under a different name. Ideally the folder will be expireable like a newsgroup, and even more ideally it will have threading. I would be grateful for any non-abusive :-) suggestions that you may have. Thanks! -- John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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