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If you use the TWiki::cfg{MailProgram} with sendmail, the mail sender in smtp envelope (smtp server) will taken from system. If you use for example "nullmailer" as injector you will get sometimes something like "unknown@my.domain" even if you have set WIKIWEBMASTER in TWikiPreferences.

You could use the sendmail option -f to set the sender also

This patch will modify Net.pm and take the envelope for "From" in the same manner like the _sendEmailByNetSMTP procedure will do. Maybe it is interesting for someone.

patch:

--- lib/TWiki/Net.pm    2006-09-04 09:03:18.000000000 +0200
+++ lib/TWiki/Net.pm    2006-10-28 01:22:19.000000000 +0200
@@ -226,12 +226,31 @@
 sub _sendEmailBySendmail {
     my( $this, $text ) = @_;

+    my $from = '';
+
     # send with sendmail
     my ( $header, $body ) = split( "\n\n", $text, 2 );
+    my @headerlines = split( /\r?\n/, $header );
     $header =~ s/([\n\r])(From|To|CC|BCC)(\:\s*)([^\n\r]*)/$1.$2.$3._fixLineLength($4)/geois;
     $text = "$header\n\n$body";   # rebuild message

-    open( MAIL, '|'.$TWiki::cfg{MailProgram} ) ||
+    # extract 'From:'
+    my @arr = grep( /^From: /i, @headerlines );
+    if( scalar( @arr ) ) {
+        $from = $arr[0];
+        $from =~ s/^From:\s*//io;
+        $from =~ s/.*<(.*?)>.*/$1/o; # extract "user@host" out of "Name <user@host>"
+    }
+    unless( $from ) {
+        # SMELL: should be a TWiki::inlineAlert
+        die "ERROR: Can't send mail, missing 'From:'";
+    }
+
+    # untain data inside from address
+    if ($from =~ /^([-\@\w.]+)$/) { $from = $1; } else
+        { die "ERROR: Bad data in 'From:' [$from]"; }
+
+    open( MAIL, '|'.$TWiki::cfg{MailProgram}.' -f "'.$from.'"' ) ||
       die "ERROR: Can't send mail using TWiki::cfg{MailProgram}";
     print MAIL $text;
     close( MAIL );

This is an excellent idea, but has been missed due to being set to "Waiting for Feedback". Resetting to Normal/Actioning, as I consider this to be a bug. Anyone can do it (it's just a simple case of applying the patch).

CC

On reflection I realised this can be done trivially by changing the {MailProgram} command line in configure to include the -f option.

Discarded.

CC

Hi Crawford, thanx for reflecting this item again, btw. could you explain how to add this to MailProgram config option? I did not realized this, of course you could add the "-f" option but how could I append the mails from address to this option dynamically with the current senders address?

Thanx for an answer ThF

p.s.: I hope it is okay to set this again to state "new", I am not sure if will get the conversation otherwise.


You can't, but since TWiki only ever sends mails from TWIKIWEBMASTER it doesn't matter.

My view is that TWiki is a wiki, not a mail tool smile

If you want to debate this further, please open a brainstorming topic in Codev.

CC

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Summary Setting MAIL-ENVELOPE sender when using /usr/bin/sendmail as MailProgram
ReportedBy TWiki:Main.ThomasFreudenberg
Codebase 4.0.4
SVN Range

AppliesTo Engine
Component

Priority Normal
CurrentState No Action Required
WaitingFor

Checkins

TargetRelease n/a
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Topic revision: r6 - 2006-12-19 - CrawfordCurrie
 
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