[hobbit] FROM Address in emails

[Josh Luthman]

/usr/libexec/hobbit is your user's home directory.



On 7/23/08, 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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>> e-mail is strictly forbidden.
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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
>>>
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>>> e-mail is strictly forbidden.
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>>>
>>> -----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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