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Date:  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:18:20 +0000
From:  Dogsbody <dan (at mark) dogsbody.org>
Subject:  [coba-e:11313] Re: Domain of sender address apache (at mark) ns3.mydomain.net does not exist
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <474F3AAC.7060603 (at mark) dogsbody.org>
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>>> I am getting an error with a form response.because 
>>> apache (at mark) ns3.mydomain.net doesn't exist mail is not being delivered.
>> 
>> When a script sends a form it uses the current user as the sender and
>> appends the server name on the end e.g. apache (at mark) ns3.mydomain.net
>> 
>> Sendmail then does a quick check on all messages that it sends to ensure
>> that the sender is real and not spoofed.
>> 
>> So, check your form script to make sure it's setting the sender of the
>> message as well as the recipient.  This isn't totally required but it's good
>> practice and makes for a more professional e-mail too :-)
>> 
>> Ensure the sender e.g. query (at mark) example.com has a user or an alias to a user of
>> query under the example.com site.
> 
> It's not related to this problem on Brians site is it ?
> http://www.nuonce.net/support/viewthread.php?tid=406 

Yup, same problem, different fix :-)

As I say, I prefer to set the sender of a mail to something I am in control of 
so that people can reply to the mail or at least it go to a separate mailbox.

Dan