[LUNI] ssmtp question

[Martin Maney]

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:23:30AM -0500, Richard Reina wrote:

> When I use ssmtp from my local laptop through my gmail account it
> works fine.  However, if I change the settings in /etc/ssmtp.conf to
> use it through my work email address I get:
> 
> ssmtp: RCPT TO:<richard at rushlogistics.com> (504 5.5.2 <richard at richard-laptop>: Sender address rejected: need fully-qualified address)
> 
> I don't understand why it won't work if does with gmail? Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.

This sounds like one I've heard before.  If I remember correctly, it
goes like this:

The MTA is NOT REQUIRED to supply a valid sender address, though it
also is NOT PROHIBITED from doing so.  But it's really the MUA's job,
so you should configure your mail tool to fill in a valid address
there.  The difference in behavior is due to the fact that one MTA is
setup to reject an ill-formed sender address from you while the other
tries to patch it up.

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