Re: [exim] Exim Configuration - Setting O/S User

Cabbar Duzayak wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Let me clarify why I asked this in the first place... AS I mentioned,
> when you invoke sending e-mail via perl/php, that script is executed
> as nobody on u/x for security reasons. Hence, exim puts this nobody in
> the header. And, when this happens, some recipient SMTPs mark this
> e-mail as SPAM right away, only because they see this "nobody" in the
> header, and I was merely trying to avoid this. So, it is not like I am
> trying to confuscate anything.

You _did_ obfuscate. You replaced your domain with "host.mydomain.com",
and you replaced your IP address with x.x.x.x. That is against the
mailing list policy.

> As for (1), I was not trying to change the log or mask any details. In
> fact, even though, I set the "received_header_text", exim log still
> had the actual user who sent the e-mail... So, using the mail id, I
> can still trackt he user.

This isn't about what you put in your logs or in your outgoing message
headers. It's about what you put in messages you send to this list
asking for help.

> Once again, thanks a lot for your help. You saved my day...

Glad to help.

- Marc