> But I've one more query - is there anyway to remove the extraneous Received:
> headers in the message. The one generated by my box's sendmail when it
> receives the message is really of no interest to anyone else, and the one
> generated by the mail server when it receives it isn't much better, as
> they've both got names which are either not known to the world or else are
> transient. I suppose if could remove the HReceived: lines from the relevant
> sendmail.cf files, but that would probably do more harm than good (and no,
> I'm not planning a mass spam campaign :-) )
Nope, you're correct, this is exactly the thing to do. There should be no
danger of mail loops as long as at least one more machine is involved
(eg. your ISP's mail server) when external mail is sent to you.
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