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#490 New mail | "From: " address filed is irrelevant to the real address
Hello,
today I installed usermin, which seems to be an awesome tool.
I realized that when I compose a new email, the "From" address shown on the compositor is different from the users real address (screenshot attached).
In this case, the user is assigned to the domain naxosrentacar.gr (which is also the domain from which I access the Usermin), but the shown domain is my server's default domain (vmi293462.contaboserver.net).
I've also checked the /etc/postfix/virtual file and the email address is right for this user.
Thank you!
Are you also using Virtualmin there, or just Usermin directly?
Also, can you post the entry from /etc/postfix/virtual for this user?
Yeah, I am also using Virtualmin and I've installed Usermin as a Virtualmin module.
The entry for this specific user is:
That looks OK. Can you post the output from the command
grep from_map /etc/usermin/mailbox/config?Sure, it returns:
I don't know if that's relevant, but there is no such a file (/etc/mail/virtusertable) on my server.
Last edit: Malandrakis Angelos 2021-05-30
Do this user perhaps have a custom From: address set in the mailbox address book?
No, mailbox address book doesn't have any entries at all.
I opened this ticket as this problem seemed like a bug to me. However, if you believe that this is not a generic issue and it's a very specific thing on my server, I guess I should check this on my own, as it has to do with my server's settings.
It does look like a bug, but I'm having trouble figuring out what in Usermin is triggered it.
What username did you login as when sending email?
I apologize for my late response.
I use the one that is next to this email in the postfix virtual users file (/etc/postfix/virtual).
In this case it is the username "info.naxosrentacar" (created by the virtualmin)
Are you composing a new email, editing an old draft, or replying to an email?
Actually it happens in all of these three cases.
Whether I compose a new mail, reply or edit an old one, it always has the same address.
I forgot to ask - which version of usermin are you running there?
It's the latest version 1.823. I originally installed this just a few weeks ago
Does this happen for all users, or just this
infouser?Yes, it happens with all the users created through virtualmin
Also, what does the
from_format=line in/etc/usermin/mailbox/configcontain?It is
from_format=1Ok, that also looks fine.
In the UI, is the from address field a text box, or a drop-down menu?
It's a text box. Here is an image on how it seems (link)
How did you exactly install Virtualmin and Usermin, on the server where you're seeing this issue?
Although it's been a long time since I installed virtualmin, I believe I installed it using the virtualmin install script. Regarding usermin, I installed it as a webmin module.
Also, I don't know if it matters or not, but my server runs Ubuntu 18.04