sendmail

[Rpger Tavener]

Does anyone know if you can configure sendmail to send messages such that the sender's name can be replaced with another name, for example , the name of the server? I know how to masquerade the domain but not the sender's name.. Thanks

[Maureen Gunkel]

J.
If you use a temporary file to send your mail, you can include the following line:
'From: ' `hostname` >> tempfilename
and then when you send, sendmail < tempfilename
It will go to whomever, and show as being sent by the hostname of your server.
Hope this helps,
Mo

[Jimmy Rogers]

I do this by editing the "real name" field in /etc/passwd. I manage 17 servers, so all my root accounts have a real name of
-root, so I can tell at a glance which server is mailing me. This can be done with any user.

Good Luck!
J.R.

[Rita C Workman]

Yes you can do this. What your asking is to simply change the FROM address.

Here's the thread on this:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0xaaf16c96588ad4118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html

Regards,
Rita