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Hello!
Can someone help? My SMTP server is adding a hard carriage returns at the end of each line on my emails.
I have tested this using Eudora, OpenWebmail and Elm.
With Eudora and OpenWebmail (www.openwebmail.org) I get hard carriage returns added, but with Elm I do not. The difference, I believe is that Elm does not use the SMTP server since it resides on the same box as the sendmail server. Both Eudora and OpenWebmail have to talk to the SMTP server to send mail--thus, I suspect the SMTP server is the culprit.
The result is I end up with emails looking horrible--and since I am presently searching for a job, it is not making a very favorable impression. As an example, I will type an email into OpenWebmail and send it.
You can see the results here: http://www.ebzb.com/gallery/things/aab?full=1
Thanks in advance for your help!
John
I don't think the smtp server has anything to do with it... and what smtp server are you referring to by the way? You can't use elm with our mail servers, or on our webservers for that matter.
its possible that Eudora and OpenWebmail are configuered to do this, or they are sending messages in HTML mode and there for adding line breaks where it adds <br> for the html formatting?
Also, if your using a mail application on the same box, it does use the SMTP server on the local machine.
No, this is not your server. It is my own Linux box.
I have both of these applications set to send text mail, not HTML mail. It is curious that I am getting the exact same symptoms from mails sent from these two external applications.
As for elm, I was of the impression that it does not use POP or SMTP. If I check netstat while sending a message with elm I would expect to see a session on port 25 with 127.0.0.1, but I don't. I do, however, see the connection to Yahoo!'s SMTP server (that's where I send my test messages)
Anyway--it is not the applications--of that I am sure. Do you have any idea where the line breaks could be added in?
elm does not use pop to check mail on a local machine because it does not need to, but elm is not an mta, and so for it to send mail it uses your SMTP server. Check your maillog I'm sure you will see it.
Your post subject implies we are doing something with your mail, so which we are not as this is not even on our servers... I'm going to move this thread to a general discussion forum...
Your post subject implies we are doing something with your mail, so which we are not as this is not even on our servers... I'm going to move this thread to a general discussion forum...Whoops, sorry James. Moved this before I read your post... However, I still think it belongs under "Email issues", nothing says that said "issues" have to be PowWeb-related - if someone is having a problem with a particular mail client or service, then this is the forum for that discussion - IMNSHO :)
The forum in general is under PowWeb Suport forums and I think that implies support with our services though. Yes it is a mail issue, but...
Not to get in the way of your discussion guys, but I don't really care where it goes as long as people who know about configuring sendmail/smtp on Red Hat Linux can find it.
Now kiss and make up!
speaking as another non windows user... there are many other places your much more likely to find answers than here =) I would say that 99% of the people who use this forum have never been at a linux command prompt.
99% of the people who use this forum have never been at a linux command prompt.
OK, that's it James :eek: (symo taking the gloves off, if he could just get out of the darned straight jacket to take the gloves off)
What do you think put me in this gusseted up, albeit nice fluffy white cotton jacket... Yes, the command prompt... take your pick... SCO, UNIX, DOS 1.2 (the new and improved DOS, until WinDOZ 1.1), TRSDOS, CPM, etc., I've used them all...
Oh, sorry you said Linux. Umm you're right... I've never been there, but I'm on my way... leaving for COS next week, and buying a "whatever" box to put Fedora Core 2 on... just because I haven't had enough EST (begins with electo) sessions.
Never mind, Nurse Ratchett just came by with one of the yellow pills... I like those... they're chewable ;) Oh, all better now... just looking forward to the World Series now and getting the heck out of AZ (temp today, 110) :D
HTH?
symo
ummm.... okay make that 98% =)
ummm.... okay make that 98% =)
OK, just so long as you've come around... :D
Sooooo, you admit it... 99% vs 98%. Still profiling?
I thought I was going to have to use one of my Southwest "tickets" to come over there to "someplace in California" to set you straight... At least you've owned up to the obviously grossly miss-exagertation use of the stats... :D
After long thought... it's 110 degrees in the shade in AZ... (there is no shade) I'm 167 years old, and the older one gets the more the sweat pours out... I'm drinking like 8 liters of water per day... luckly, Nurse Ratchett makes sure that at least a liter or two has all the requisite grain alcohol to be passed on by the FDA and follows up with the correct color of pills ;)
So where was I? I forget... shoot, blew this thread in the foot :) Unfortunatly, I'll be back... :)
symo
ummm.... okay make that 98% =)
Make it 97%! I use my Mac more than half the time... ;)
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The command prompt is your friend :D
In the day when Windoze (95-98) could go to DOS prompt full screen, I had a batch file that I would toss into the startup folder after working on someones computer. It would boot their computer into full screen DOS.. you should have seen the looks on some peoples faces when they were faced with that C:\>_ on a black screen :D
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