[hobbit] FROM Address in emails

[Ralph Mitchell]

Your Hobbit home directory is   /usr/libexec/hobbit   so substitute for
/home/hobbit.

Ralph Mitchell


On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Rafal Roginela <
Rafal.Roginela at americashloans.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm running CentOs 5.1 fairly vanilla setup. I installed hobbit via
> RPM's. (just an FYI as background) when I run the Grep command I get:
> hobbit:x:104:104:Hobbit Daemon:/usr/libexec/hobbit:/bin/bash
> and there is an entry in /var/spool for my hobbit user. Now can I still
> use the scripts and where do I put them since I don't have a
> /home/hobbit directory?
>
> Thank You,
>
> Rafal Roginela
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:59 AM
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: Re: [hobbit] FROM Address in emails
>
> Grep hobbituser /etc/passwd
>
> I dont believe a user can be used without a home dir.   You can touch
> /var/mail/spool/hobbituser too I think.
>
>
>
> On 7/23/08, Rafal Roginela <Rafal.Roginela at americashloans.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Running into a wall with the mail acks.
> >
> > First, are the example scripts in the man pages for HOBBIT-MAILACK
> valid
> > for sendmail?
> >
> > Second, my hobbit user does not have a user directory is there a way
> to
> > force creation?
> >
> > Sorry I'm a linux newbie and I really appreciate the help.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Rafal Roginela
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rafal Roginela [mailto:Rafal.Roginela at AmeriCashLoans.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:17 AM
> > To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> > Subject: RE: [hobbit] FROM Address in emails
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > That was the trick!!! Thank You!!! Now to get the "acks" to work via
> > e-mail.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Rafal Roginela
> >
> > Office (847) 827-9740 x109
> > Fax (847) 493-8031
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Iain M Conochie [mailto:iain at shihad.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:04 AM
> > To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> > Subject: Re: [hobbit] FROM Address in emails
> >
> > Rafal Roginela wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Just using a fairly vanilla install of sendmail.
> >>
> >
> > Erguh! But hey - if you have to :)
> >
> > Here is what a quick google turned up
> >
> > When sendmail dispatches your email, it places the servers hostname
> > behind your username, which becomes the "from address" in the email
> (ie.
> >
> > user at galaxy.example.com). Normally we only want to use the domainname
> > and not the hostname, this setting allows all outgoing emails to be
> > "user at example.com", the preferred method.
> >
> > define(`confDOMAIN_NAME', `example.com')dnl
> > FEATURE(`relay_entire_domain')dnl
> >
> > Add this in your sendmail.mc (not the main config file)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Iain
> >
> >> Thank You
> >>
> >> Rafal Roginela
> >>
> >> Office (847) 827-9740 x109
> >> Fax (847) 493-8031
> >>
> >>  This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information.
> > If
> >> you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in
> >> error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail.
> > Any
> >> unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in
> > this
> >> e-mail is strictly forbidden.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Iain M Conochie [mailto:iain at shihad.org]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:27 AM
> >> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> >> Subject: Re: [hobbit] FROM Address in emails
> >>
> >> Rafal Roginela wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you, the problem being that I'm trying to change the domain
> > name
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>> from hobbit at server.domain.com <mailto:hobbit at server.domain.com> to
> >>> hobbit at domain.com <mailto:hobbit at domain.com>. I apologize for not
> >>> being clear. Thank you for the help.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> What SMTP server software are you using? You will be able to
> configure
> >
> >> this so that unqualified email addresses (e.g. ones coming from the
> > box)
> >>
> >> will be sent from domain.com and not server.domain.com
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Iain
> >>
> >>
> >>> Thank You,
> >>>
> >>> **Rafal Roginela**
> >>>
> >>> Office (847) 827-9740 x109
> >>> Fax (847) 493-8031
> >>>
> >>> This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information.
> > If
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>> you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in
> >>> error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail.
> >>> Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material
> >>> in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>> *From:* Ralph Mitchell [mailto:ralphmitchell at gmail.com]
> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:19 AM
> >>> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> >>> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] FROM Address in emails
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Rafal Roginela
> >>> <Rafal.Roginela at americashloans.net
> >>> <mailto:Rafal.Roginela at americashloans.net>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>     Hi All,
> >>>
> >>>     I'm sorry if I sound dumb but I just want to change the "from
> >>>     address" or the "reply to" on the mails going out from my hobbit
> >>>     server. I've searched through the mailing list and docs and
> can't
> >>>     seem to see it (I'm sure it is simple). Please help.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> That's probably going to take a change in /etc/passwd, if you just
> >>> want to change the userid.
> >>>
> >>> I just took a look at email I received from our Hobbit - MS Outlook
> >>> shows the "from address" as:
> >>>
> >>> Hobbit Monitor [hobbit at server.domain.com
> >>> <mailto:hobbit at server.domain.com>]
> >>>
> >>> The hobbit userid in /etc/passwd looks like this:
> >>>
> >>> hobbit:x:508:508:Hobbit Monitor:/home/hobbit:/bin/bash
> >>>
> >>> I know for a fact that's where the outgoing email picks up "Hobbit
> >>> Monitor", because that's nowhere else in the system, and if I change
> >>> that string new outgoing email picks it up. If I change the
> >>> /etc/passwd entry to read:
> >>>
> >>> norman:x:508:508:Norman the Foreman:/home/hobbit:/bin/bash
> >>>
> >>> I would expect hobbit email to come from
> >>>
> >>> "Norman the Foreman [norman at server.domain.com
> >>> <mailto:norman at server.domain.com>]"
> >>>
> >>> Alternatively you might be able to set up a script to talk directly
> > to
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>> the SMTP server and convince it to use a spoofed address. That used
> > to
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>> work, but email servers are smarter now...
> >>>
> >>> Ralph Mitchell
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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