[Users] Changing From for folders

[Ricardo Mones]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 09:48:40AM -0700, jdebert wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2014 09:49:18 -0700
> sylpheed at 911networks.com wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have CM 3.10.1 with about 75 folders. For most folders, I have set
> > the From in the template for that folder.
> > 
> > So when I send an email from that folder, it has the correct From. The
> > problem is the user is getting old and doesn't always pay attention,
> > and he forgets to be in that folder when creating the email. So the
> > email comes out with the 'wrong' From.
> > 
> > Is there a way of assigning the From based on the destination domain?
> > I would need to do that only for a dozen domains.
> > 
> 
> Don't recall seeing a way in claws-mail and hopefully there is a
> convenient way but it is possible to rewrite the sender address based
> on recipient address in postfix. It's not difficult but it's also not
> too easy. IIRC, an example is in the postfix docs.

You can also use a "sendmail" script which does the swapping of addresses
before reaching your MTA.

> Trouble is, that just hides the problem. It may be more helpful, even if
> annoying, to remind the user to use the correct sender address by using
> postfix to instead reject mail if the wrong sender is used for any
> particular recipient address. (That's how I would force myself to
> remember to use the correct addresses.)
> 
> Or perhaps a claws plugin? (hint-hint)

Sure, a plugin can do this, but it's probably simpler and faster to use the 
already coded python plugin and some python script ;)
-- 
  Ricardo Mones 
  ~
  You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot 
  today.                                           /usr/games/fortune

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