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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Rob Bracken on December 05, 2002, 12:08:43 AM
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Problem:
I installed e-smith 5.5 at one of my clients recently, switching them from an MS SBS. They complain that since then, messages from external mailing lists are not reaching the recipients. Mail retrieval is by multi-drop.
I've looked at messages I've received from mailing lists. They have no "To:" field, but they do have an "Envelope-to:". The headers say that fetchmail retrieved a message for "postmaster". This is redirected to whoever is designated as postmaster, not the intended recipient of the message. Can I set up fetchmail to look at "Envelope-to"?
The fetchmail documentation says that "Envelope-to" isn't a standard header. Is it added by fetchmail, and if so, where does it get the info?
Hopefully,
Rob Bracken
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Rob
This is a classic problem with multidrop.
Try specifying that the Envelope-to in the Server manager/Configuration/Email retrieval panel, "Sort method" and "Sort header" parameters.
If that doesn't work, then you must either go to ETRN mode (needs a change at your ISP as well), or deliver the mail directly by specifying your server in the MX records for your domain.
Cheers
Brian
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What he said. Problems with mailing lists is why we got rid of multidrop a few years ago. I'm not a fan of multidrop anyway. The best solution, IMO, is to just tell your ISP you want to deal with all your email and change the MX records for your domain as suggested above.
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Many thanks, Brian & Nate.
We'll try using the "Envelope-to" field.
Rob Bracken