Re: Mail server host name in greeting

Brendan A. Gallagher wrote:
> Hi-
> 
>  
> 
> Where can I change my EHLO settings to properly show
the 
> name.mydomain.com of my email server and not show just
mydomain.com.  Or 
> do we just need to change the SMTP greeting (could you
point me to those 
> settings too)?  We’ve changed this in our headers but
can’t find a spot 
> to change the EHLO settings.

Hi,

You can set this with the setting
smtp_welcome

Regards,
Stuart

> 
>  
> 
> WARNING: One or more of your mailservers is claiming to
be a host other 
> than what it really is (the SMTP greeting should be a
3-digit code, 
> followed by a space or a dash, then the host name). If
your mailserver 
> sends out E-mail using this domain in its EHLO or HELO,
your E-mail 
> might get blocked by anti-spam software. This is also a
technical 
> violation of RFC821 <http://w
ww.DNSstuff.com/pages/rfc821.htm> 4.3 (and 
> RFC2821 <
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/rfc.ch?detail=2821>
4.3.1). Note 
> that the hostname given in the SMTP greeting should
have an A record 
> pointing back to the same server. Note that this one
test may use a 
> cached DNS record.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Brendan A. Gallagher
> 
> Network Support Specialist
> 
> Bibliomation Inc.
> 
> 32 Crest Rd.
> 
> Middlebury, Ct 06762
> 
> phone: 203-577-4070 x119
> 
> http://www.biblio.org
> 


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