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Return-Path for email not being set properly in MT 4.2

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The vast majority of our emails sent by MT are not being delivered because MT is not setting the Return-Path header in sendmail. All of my messages' headers are set to anonymous@host.com (real hostname redacted) instead of a real address. This causes SPF to fail for the messages and so a good number of ISPs reject the messages.

Is there any way to set this header via MT? I have my default email address set in BOTH my config file and in the System Overview > General Settings.

Please advise.

Reported on Movable Type 4.2

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  • I fixed this by hard-coding a Return-Path in Mail.pm. This is NOT an optimal solution. MT should be setting a Return-Path header at all times and not letting sendmail set it by default.

    I'm going to file this as a bug.

  • Weird. I just checked the raw headers for a comment alert email sent to me, and "anonymous" wasn't in any of them. If you're having this problem with notifications, it's possibly a bug with MT-Notifier.

    • I don't have MT-Notifier installed. This is a core MT bug as I fixed it in the MT core files by adding a single line of code.

      Every server installation is different. MY sendmail installation defaults to anonymous@domain.com if the Return-Path header isn't set. That doesn't mean that all systems are setup this way.

      Also, if you are using SMTP rather than sendmail, you will have different results.

      I filed the bug. MT should handle all use-cases in this new spam-laden world where email providers are being overly harsh on emails with even the slightest problems.

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