Pkg exim4 users - Mar 2008 - Removing ''names'', and per-subject domain rewriting (level: newbie)

Hi list,

Firstly, I have a simple rule:

 www-data at example.host.org  system-mailer@$domain f

that changes this:

 From: www-data <www-data at example.host.org>

to this:

 From: www-data <system-mailer at example.host.org>

How can I remove the ''name'' (www-data) or prevent it from
being added
later?

Secondly, is it possible to rewrite domains according to a string match
on the subject header?  If so, any tips, pointers, suggestions as to how
this could be achieved would be very much appreciated.

Sebastian

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:45:24AM +0200, Sebastian Tennant
wrote:
> Firstly, I have a simple rule:
> 
>  www-data at example.host.org  system-mailer@$domain f
> 
> that changes this:
> 
>  From: www-data <www-data at example.host.org>
> 
> to this:
> 
>  From: www-data <system-mailer at example.host.org>
I would recommend to avoid rewriting if possible but instead cause the
application to generate a proper message in the first place.
> How can I remove the ''name'' (www-data) or prevent it from
being added
> later?
As far as I know, there is no way to change the From:-Headers comment
(which it is from a MTA point of view) in a rewrite rule.
> Secondly, is it possible to rewrite domains according to a string match
> on the subject header? 
Again, this looks like the applicatio should be massaged into
generating a proper message.
>  If so, any tips, pointers, suggestions as to how this could be
>  achieved would be very much appreciated.
Maybe a system filter can help, but that''s opening a can of worms.

Greetings
Marc

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Thanks for your reply Marc.

Quoth Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at
zugschlus.de>:
> I would recommend to avoid rewriting if possible but instead cause the
> application to generate a proper message in the first place.
I have done precisely that, although I don''t know if I''ve
found the best
solution.

Both mailx and nail are desperately lacking in terms of
user-configurable mail headers and I''m now using _mutt_ as a command
line batch mailer!

I''m very happy with it.

Alias expansion doesn''t work in batch mode but that''s not the
end of the
world.  The configuration file allows me to write headers and qualify
unqualified addressed in pretty much any way I choose.

What other batch mailers are there that you know of that can do this
kind of thing?

Thanks once again,

Sebastian

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 06:06:13PM +0200, Sebastian Tennant
wrote:
> What other batch mailers are there that you know of that can do this
> kind of thing?
heirloom-mailx can do this with the following configuration file:

$ cat .mailrc
account foo {
  set from="Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at zugschlus.de>"
  set smtp="localhost"
}

This will deliver outgoing mail via smtp to localhost with the
appropriate From: header and envelope sender.

Greetings
Marc

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Quoth Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at
zugschlus.de>:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 06:06:13PM +0200, Sebastian Tennant wrote:
>> What other batch mailers are there that you know of that can do this
>> kind of thing?
>
> heirloom-mailx can do this with the following configuration file:
>
> $ cat .mailrc
> account foo {
>   set from="Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at
zugschlus.de>"
>   set smtp="localhost"
> }
Hmm... interesting.  Thanks.

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