Please tell me how to set the 'Return-Path:' field.
---------
Because my ISP now demands SendUserAuthentication, I can't
use my prefered emailer.

..."553 Your computer does not have a hostname, you must AUTHenticate
mailing "


So I tried to use linux > sendmail from a bash-script [which
nicely does my http-fetches too, using lynx].

Like the coalition-forces in Iraq, I too can't get out of
emergency-mode, and must be always in 'root'.

The following 3 tests And their results are:--

cat AuthTstFile | sendmail -t -fName4farg
Gives: Return-Path: <Name4farg@localhost.localdomain>

cat AuthTstFile | sendmail -t -f nameLeadSpace
Gives: Return-Path: <nameLeadSpace@localhost.localdomain>

cat AuthTstFile | sendmail -t -fname2tst
Gives: Return-Path: <name2tst@localhost.localdomain>

And 'syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
for:
cat AuthTstFile | sendmail -t -f<easlab@absamail.co.za>
The error may be re. the bash-script, rather than from sendmail ?

A full header which is OK except for the 'Return-Path:' looks like:

X-Auth-No:
Return-Path: <root@localhost.localdomain>
Received: from localhost.localdomain not authenticated [196.208.70.93]
by absamail.co.za with NetMail SMTP Agent $Revision:3.22.1.16 $ on Novell NetWare;
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:57:18 +0200
Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
by localhost.localdomain (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k8TGWQI8002546;
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:32:27 +0200
Received: (from root@localhost)
by localhost.localdomain (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id k8TGWP6n002544;
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:32:25 +0200
Message-Id: <200609291632.k8TGWP6n002544@localhost.localdomain >
To: Chris Glur <caglur@absamail.co.za>
From: tstAUTHenticate <easlab@absamail.co.za>
Cc: caglur@gmail.com
Subject: tstAUTHenticate
Date: Sept 2006
X-Mailer:
Status: RO


Fill in text here:
Perhaps the above 8 fields suffice/are-needed ??

tstAUTHenticate for absa m$hit compat !?
===========

Thanks for info,

== Chris Glur.

news@absamail.co.za unleashed the infinite monkeys on 02/10/2006 05:36
producing:
> Please tell me how to set the 'Return-Path:' field.
> ---------
> Because my ISP now demands SendUserAuthentication, I can't
> use my prefered emailer.
>
> .."553 Your computer does not have a hostname, you must AUTHenticate
> mailing "

Alternatively, try using SMTP AUTH, as that message seems to say you must.

You probably also want to change your hostname from
"localhost.localdomain" to something else...

--
Rob MacGregor (BOFH)

Rule 37: "There is no 'overkill'. There is only 'open fire'
and 'I need to reload.'"