sendmail and "junk" header

[Christopher Caldwell]

Post the results of
grep local /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

and
the contents of one of the .forward files in question.

[Brian Amstutz]

The .forward file is:
Brian_Amstutz@AsburySeminary.edu

Here's grep local /etc/mail/sendmail.cf - I've removed the comment lines so it wasn't quite as long but it's still kind of messy.
Cwlocalhost

R$* < @ localhost > $* $: $1 < @ $j . > $2 no domain at all

R$* < @ localhost . $m > $* $: $1 < @ $j . > $2 local domain
R$* < @ localhost . UUCP > $* $: $1 < @ $j . > $2 .UUCP domain

R<@> $#local $: <@> special case error msgs

R$=L < @ $=w . > $#local $: @ $1 special local names
R$+ < @ $=w . > $#local $: $1 regular local name

R/$* $#local $: / $1 absolute file pathname
R|$* $#local $: | $1 to a program
R:include:$* $#local $: :include: $1 to :include: list

R$=L $#local $: @ $1 special local names
R$+ $#local $: $1 regular local names
R$+ + * $#local $@ $&h $: $1
R$+ + $* $#local $@ $2 $: $1 + *

R< > $+ + $* $#local $@ $2 $: $1
R< $=w > $* $@ $2 delete local host
R$* < @ $=w . > $* $: $1 < @ $2 . @ $M > $3 convert local names

R$* < @ $+ .REDIRECT. > < $- > $# error $@ 5.1.1 $: "551 User not local; please
try " <$1@$2>

Mlocal, P=/usr/bin/rmail, F=lsDFMAw5:/|@m, S=10/30, R=20/40,
R$+ $: $>50 $1 add local domain if needed
R$+ $: $>50 $1 add local domain if needed
R$+ $: $>50 $1 add local domain if needed

R$+ $@ $1 < @ $j . > add local qualification

R$+ $: $1 < @ $j > add local domain
R$+ $@ $1 < @ $j . > add local qualification
R$* < @ $=w > $1 strip local name
R$* < @ $j > $1 strip local name
R$* < @ $j > $1 strip local name
R$+ / $* / $* / $* / $* $: $1 / $2 / $3 / $4 / $5 < @ $j > local x4
00 rcp

Thanks!

Brian

[Dave Unverhau_1]

Brian,

I'm not technical with regard to email, but is it possible that the main campus email gateway/server has been configured to only consider email forwarded by specific servers to be "valid" and hence designates anything forwarded by an unknown server as "junk" (and then deletes it)? Has your FirstClass server been set up to recognize you as a "legal" forwarder of mail? Maybe this stuff was set up by a predecessor of the current campus mail admin (or a vendor) and the current guy just hasn't noticed it. Just some food for thought...hope it helps!

Best Regards,

Dave