[CLUE-Tech] SENDMAIL

[Randy Arabie]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Rhet Behler wrote:

> 
> can anyone tell me how i can add the subject of the email that bounced in
> sendmail?
> 
> for example lets say i send an email to a recipient and it fails.
> 
> right now sendmail just gives me the sends me an email with the address that
> failed.
> 
> i want it to give me the subject of the mail along with the email address
> that failed.

I'm using Sendmail v8.11.6, a pretty basic install.  I get the kind of detail
you are seeking.  Have a look at the example below. 

Perhaps the 'other end' isn't reporting what you want to your MTA?

If it isn't already apparent, I should state that I'm no Sendmail authority.

	<--BEGIN EXAMPLE MESSAGE-->

>From MAILER-DAEMON at arabie.org Wed Apr  3 09:38:18 2002
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:35:33 -0700
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON at arabie.org>
To: randy at arabie.org
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details

The original message was received at Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:33:43 -0700
from IDENT:rrarabie at localhost [127.0.0.1]

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<user at some-domain.com>
    (reason: 550 <user at some-domain.com>... Relaying denied)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mail.denveronline.net.:
>>> RCPT To:<user at some-domain.com>
<<< 550 <user at some-domain.com>... Relaying denied
550 5.1.1 <user at some-domain.com>... User unknown

    [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]

Reporting-MTA: dns; voldemort.arabie.org
Received-From-MTA: DNS; localhost
Arrival-Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:33:43 -0700

Final-Recipient: RFC822; user at some-domain.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; mail.denveronline.net
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 <user at some-domain.com>... Relaying denied
Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:35:31 -0700


    [ Part 3: "Included Message" ]

Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:33:43 -0700 (MST)
From: Randy Arabie <randy at arabie.org>
To: user at some-domain.com
Cc: 
Subject: Gimme a ring

	<--CONTENT REMOVED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT-->

-- 
Cheerio!

Randy

	<--END EXAMPLE MESSAGE-->

As you can see, the entire message I sent was returned in the body of the 
'bounce' notification from my mailer-daemon.

The only intentional modifications I've made to the default RH7.1 sendmail 
configuration were to ensure that my system is not an open-relay.

Are you getting the messages for postmaster on your system?  I just had a 
thought....I get all messages sent to root, postmaster, hostmaster, et. al 
in my domain.  Thus, perhaps I'm privy to bounce content that a normal 
user isn't.

HTH.
-- 
Cheerio!

Randy

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