Re: [exim] headers_rewrite not working

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Author: Vincent Stemen
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] headers_rewrite not working
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 02:35:25PM +0000, Tony Finch wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Vincent Stemen wrote:
> >
> > OK. I think I am getting close to resolving it. The first thing I need
> > is to get it to send the correct *MAIL FROM* address. Apparently I must
> > set *return_path* in the transport for that.
>
> Rewriting return paths in transports is unfortunately quite fiddly. Exim
> makes it much easier to do earlier, which is OK if what you are trying to
> ensure is globally correct email address usage. If you can arrange your
> configuration to fit that shape then you should. Otherwise, if you want
> one form of addresses internally and a different form externally, then it
> makes sense to do return_path rewriting. I have an example of this kind of
> setup at
> http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/~fanf2/hermes/conf/exim/etc/etc.cam/configure
>
> Tony.


That is exactly what I am trying to do. Thank you very much. That
configure file looks like it has a lot of good examples I can use.