From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Jul 8 0:51:40 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CE1E37B406 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:51:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F09643E3B for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:51:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g687o4JU040195 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:50:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g687o4tu040194; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:50:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 00:50:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200207080750.g687o4tu040194@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Peter Pentchev Subject: Re: bin/40221: [send-pr] send-pr does not allow specifying a return address Reply-To: Peter Pentchev Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/40221; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev To: Simon 'corecode' Schubert Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/40221: [send-pr] send-pr does not allow specifying a return address Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:46:30 +0300 On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 08:30:03AM -0700, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jul 2002 15:15:41 +0300 Peter Pentchev wrote: > > > > > sometimes the computer where send-pr is run does not allow email > > > > (laptops, end-user workstations, etc...). It should be nice to have a > > > > parameter in command-line to specify the return address. > > > > > > how about filling the From: or Reply-To: headers correctly? > > > > This will not help software which examines the Return-Path header, e.g. > > for bounces.. > > that's perfectly true, but you can't change that anyways. for this to be > changed you must use another MTA if i'm not mistaken (or at least > another config for your MTA) As I wrote in another follow-up message, send-pr(1) already allows you to change the Return-Path (or rather, tell your MTA to change the Return-Path) via the MAIL_AGENT variable. G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 What would this sentence be like if it weren't self-referential? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message