Hello Kai.

27 Jan 07 05:04, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Using hpt is it possible to manipulate the address in msgs. If I
 RT>> am not able to change this any other way.

 KR> I do not understand your problem.

The address as it comes from the originating system is a full valid e-mail 
address, around here bandwidth is still limited and very expensive, so I am 
not too happy about sending out "naked" e-mail addresses to the
world, not if 
I can avoid it, using some sort of a translation table here, if need be, tho 
I'd rather not ...

 RT>> Is it possible to change the user names to either just "rtiedt"
 RT>> or better yet, to Russell Tiedt, before tossing them to the
 RT>> msgbase,

 KR> This will break your msgbase incompatible to any other config without
 KR> that automatic address translation/manipulation.

No reason as it should do anything with my msgbase at all, when the msgs get 
scanned out the get piped to a filter that reads the table and does the 
required translation, and the same when replies are tossed, they are piped to 
the filter, then tossed to the msgbase ... , a schlep, but might be required 
... :-((

 RT>> and then when return mail/replies arrive, change the user name
 RT>> back to "rtiedt{at}mango.zw"

 KR> "change back", then that user name is correct? If yes, you are
 KR> manipulating "in transit" mail and you put a time bomb into your
 KR> msgbase.

The msgbase is none the wiser ... , this has to be done before and after the 
msgs get tossed/scanned ...

 RT>> when outgoing packets to node are scaned out?
 RT>> This is for multi-user usage, not just for a single user ...

 KR> If the user name is not correct for incoming mails, change the config
 KR> at the source of the wrong names. Make the originally author use
 KR> correct names.

That would be the best solution, but might not be easily achieved or practical 
... , 

I like having all bases covered, even the "bad" ones ... :-)

Russell

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