Just set the Reply-To header-
It doesn't change the From line, but it will change where responses go,
and what name should appear in the user's email client's sender window.
Reply-To: Renewal Request ">renewals@whatever.com>
On Fri, 12 May 2000, Wandered Inn wrote:
> King Ben wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a website that stores information in a database that is, after some
> > period of time, expunged from the database. But before doing so, email
> > requests for "renewals" go out to the people who entered the info. I send
> > this information with a simple perl script to pull the data from the
> > database and use 'mail' to mail it to the users. When they receive the
> > mail, the From: header is set to my account name (of course) however I'd
> > like to use an alias like "">renewals@whatever.com". I've looked through the
> > manpage on mail but have come across no such feature to change the From:
> > field. Does anyone know of another utility I could use that does have this
> > feature or how to accomplish this in mail itself? I know I could possibly
> > use perl modules but I'd prefer to use something along the lines of mail,
> > or another simple but popular program.
>
> I don't think you can do this with the mail program. If you change your
> mind and are interested in a perl solution, drop me a line. We do that
> currently from our web site. (that is, email via perl script, including
> the setting of the sending email address).
>
> >
> > Ben
> >
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> I'm afraid there will be more problems with W2K than there were with
> Y2K...
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