sending from "Nobody"

http://drupal.org/node/41614

Sending from "Nobody"; SMTP?

noid - December 21, 2005 - 19:04

Got this reply from my host re my confirmation email problem:

We have a server-wide settings to either enable or disable sending of emails using "nobody". CMS apps like Drupal and Wordpress uses sendmail to send emails to subscribers. This method uses "nobody" as the sender and if we disable this on the server it blocks sending of emails when sendmail is used.

However, with the SMTP method the email sender is autheticated as it logs into an existing email under your domain before sending the email. This way the sender is verified first. This is used as a level of security for the mail server to avoid spamming and to identify which acocunt is responsible for it.

As of the moment, this feature is disabled. Meaning "nobody" is allowed to send emails. Please check from your end if it now works. Otherwise, the SMTP method would be the best alternative.

Indeed, when I look at the header of my confirmation email I see that the "sender" and "return" paths are set to Nobody (nobody@tauren.donutbai.com) even though the "from path" is set to my email address (e.g. mysite@mysite.com). Is this the reason why yahoo and gmail accounts are not accepting my confirmation emails?

Also, I don't really understand what my host is saying about SMTP. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks!