topic Re: Mail reply address in Operating System - OpenVMS

Mail reply address

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:30:33 GMT

I am sending mail from VMS to the outer world using the SYSTEM account.

However, I would like that all replies and problem announcing mails (such as rejected because...) go back to my personal mail address (xxx@ing.be).

Is that possible ? Without receiving/forwarding something on VMS ?

Wim

Re: Mail reply address

Steven Schweda — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:46:51 GMT

Logical name: TCPIP$SMTP_FROM
(Also: TCPIP$SMTP_PROHIBIT_USER_HEADERS)

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/732final/6526/6526pro_039.html

Re: Mail reply address

Kris Clippeleyr — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:51:36 GMT

Wim,

Do a
DEFINE TCPIP$SMTP_FROM "xxx@ing.be"
before sending mail from VMS.

Regards
Kris (aka Qkcl)

Re: Mail reply address

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00:37 GMT

Nice ! It works. I can even send mail in the name of my boss (anything in the from).

Thx

Wim

Re: Mail reply address

Steven Schweda — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:16:24 GMT

> [...] I can even send mail in the name of
> my boss [...]

Which is why TCPIP$SMTP_PROHIBIT_USER_HEADERS
exists.

Re: Mail reply address

Robert Atkinson — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:34:26 GMT

Wilm, you can also supply the Human Readable format as well, e.g. :-

$ DEFINE TCPIP$SMTP_FROM "helpdesk@xxxxxx.co.uk (IT Helpdesk Team)"
$ DEASS TCPIP$SMTP_FROM

Rob.