Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/02/07 02:57

Mtr wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:16:18 -0000, petersprc <petersprc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Try adding the -f option to sendmail on unix:
>>
>> mail('to@dest', 'Subject', 'Message',
>> "From: My Site <info@site>", '-finfo@site');
>
> That works just fine, even for Exim. Thank you, Peter.
>
> But still, the first Received: line shows the account name as the
> originating host. I've tried the -oMs option, but that fails. (I'll have to
> contact the server admin to see about being a "trusted caller".)
>
> However, is there a PHP way to override the HELO/EHLO hostname that calls
> Exim (just as there was an Exim way to override what goes into the
> envelope's From).?
>

No. And you don't want to. Many MTA's will validate a server is who it
says it is via reverse domain lookup. And they will bounce (or just
delete) any mail from mismatched names.


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