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- From: chris@CSVAX1.UCC.IE (J.C. Higgins, Sys Mgr CsVax1, UCC , Eire)
- Newsgroups: vmsnet.mail.mx
- Subject: RE: Setting host names for Sender and Return path
- Message-ID: <009609AB.94341FE0.9195@CSVAX1.UCC.IE>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 15:45:03 GMT
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- In a previous article, <ault@queens.EDU> wrote:
- >Subject: Setting host names for Sender and Return path
- >
- >I want to be able to get certain recalcitrant listserv's (info-vax and
- >lanworks, to name two) to send to me @queens.edu. My local host name is not
- >going to be stable in the next few months, but @queens.edu will always be valid
- >(at least as long as I'm here, since it's my baliwick). We're a relatively new
- >Internet site and I'd like to get some way of doing subscriptions that won't
- >use local host names before turning our users loose and having to re-subscribe
- >the world when we change host names. Note that we don't have a local DNS so I
- >can't diddle DNS settings at will.
- >
- >Thanks
- >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Richard H. Ault, Computing Services Center ault@queens.edu
- >Queens College, 1900 Selwyn Ave ault@alumni.caltech.edu
- >Charlotte, NC 28274-0001 (704) 337-2303
-
- I can think of two possible things you could do.
- 1. Presumably all mail is routed through QUEENS.EDU, you could change the
- rewrite rules there on mail messages. So that @host.queens.edu becomes
- @queens.edu
- 2. Use MLFAKE to do the subscriptions to whatever lists you want to subscribe
- to.
-
- The first one would do the job, if @queens.edu has some way of knowing which
- local host you are on, or if you have an account on it. I get the impression
- from your message, that you want EVERYONE on the local hosts to have a return
- address @queens.edu, if this is so, then this would seem to be your only
- option.
- If you only want to do it for certain users, or certain lists. then it might
- be easier/better to ue MLFAKE.
-
- Of course I could be wrong. It is early in the morning. (Well, relatively) :)
-
-
- Chris.
-
- + J.C. Higgins, Sys Admin + If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't
- + CHRIS@csvax1.ucc.ie + come back to you, hunt it down and KILL it. If
- + SCCS6002@iruccvax.ucc.ie + that doesn't work, then GIVE UP peacefully.
-