[ale] mail headers question

[Geoffrey]

Chris Ricker wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> 
>>Chris Ricker wrote:
>>
>>
>>>What are the headers and your network topology?
>>
>>I have a linux based firewall that sits between my lan and my dsl 
>>connection.  Here's the header that concerns me:
>>
>>Received: from 66-23-211-34.clients.speedfactory.net[66.23.211.34] 	
>>	(helo=[192.168.255.106])	by mrelay.perfora.net with ESMTP
>>	(Nemesis),	id 0MKyxe-1C065r0A4k-000612;
>>	Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:18:11 -0400
>>
>>Note the reference to 192.168.255.106.  What puzzles me is the 
>>conversation per ethereal indicates that 66.23.211.34 is doing all the 
>>talking to the smtp server.  66.23.211.34 is my static ip.
> 
> 
> Fix Mozilla and / or your hostname. Mozilla (assuming that's the MUA that
> you used then too) thinks its hostname is 192.168.255.106, so that's what it
> sends in the HELO / EHLO

It must be a problem with Mozilla.  If I set the smtp server to 
localhost, the problem goes away.  If it's set to another smtp server 
(external), the problem exists.

So, when you say fix Mozilla....

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567
                             AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995