Machine name and Outlook

[Dan]

Hi,

I use Comcast for my ISP, and my resolved host name looks something like,
"c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net." However, the machine name in my
outgoing e-mail message headers (i.e., the first machine in the "Received:"
trail) is the name I've chosen for my computer ("skippy").

So, the actual header line in all of my outgoing messages looks like this:

Received: from skippy ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by somedomain for <recipient>; Tue, 5
Oct 2004 12:15:41 -0700

Where "xx.xx.xx.xx" is the same as the address embedded in my resolved
comcast.net hostname.

Is there any way to NOT have "skippy" show up, but instead have the resolved
host name ("c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net") replace it?

So, the new header line would look like this:

Received: from c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by
somedomain for <recipient>; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:15:41 -0700

I suspect that this is buried in the DNS and/or WINS tabs in TCP/IP
properties, but before I started a trial-and-error approach, I was hoping to
gain some enlightenment first.

Thanks!!!

-dan

 

[James]

Have you tried editing your settings like this:

In Outlook, click Tools/Email Accounts
Click View or change existing button, click Next
Highlight your account, click Change
Click on More Settings
Under Mail Account enter the info that you want to appear
on your headers.

Let me know how it turns out?

James

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I use Comcast for my ISP, and my resolved host name looks something like,
"c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net." However, the machine name in my
outgoing e-mail message headers (i.e., the first machine in the "Received:"
trail) is the name I've chosen for my computer ("skippy").

So, the actual header line in all of my outgoing messages looks like this:

Received: from skippy ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by somedomain for

Oct 2004 12:15:41 -0700

Where "xx.xx.xx.xx" is the same as the address embedded in my resolved
comcast.net hostname.

Is there any way to NOT have "skippy" show up, but instead have the resolved
host name ("c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net") replace it?

So, the new header line would look like this:

Received: from c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by
somedomain for <recipient>; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:15:41 - 0700

I suspect that this is buried in the DNS and/or WINS tabs in TCP/IP
properties, but before I started a trial-and-error approach, I was hoping to
gain some enlightenment first.

Thanks!!!

-dan


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[Dan]

Hi James,

That's not quite what I was looking for; those settings don't actually
affect the "Received:" headers (these headers are appended by the SMTP
server).

I'm pretty sure that the solution I'm looking for will involve modifying my
TCP/IP settings.

But thanks for the suggestion!

Have you tried editing your settings like this:

In Outlook, click Tools/Email Accounts
Click View or change existing button, click Next
Highlight your account, click Change
Click on More Settings
Under Mail Account enter the info that you want to appear
on your headers.

Let me know how it turns out?

James

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I use Comcast for my ISP, and my resolved host name looks something like,
"c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net." However, the machine name in my
outgoing e-mail message headers (i.e., the first machine in the "Received:"
trail) is the name I've chosen for my computer ("skippy").

So, the actual header line in all of my outgoing messages looks like this:

Received: from skippy ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by somedomain for

Oct 2004 12:15:41 -0700

Where "xx.xx.xx.xx" is the same as the address embedded in my resolved
comcast.net hostname.

Is there any way to NOT have "skippy" show up, but instead have the resolved
host name ("c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net") replace it?

So, the new header line would look like this:

Received: from c-xx-xx-xx-xx.client.comcast.net ([xx.xx.xx.xx]) by
somedomain for <recipient>; Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:15:41 - 0700

I suspect that this is buried in the DNS and/or WINS tabs in TCP/IP
properties, but before I started a trial-and-error approach, I was hoping to
gain some enlightenment first.

Thanks!!!

-dan


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