Okay,so I'm sending mail using MIME:Lite because it allows me to easily send multipart mail.

However, the problem is that even though I'm setting the Return-Path key to the same e-mail address as the From key, both of my servers (shared virtual hosted servers) end up sending mail with the return path set to the master account e-mail address at the hosting company instead of the value I'm setting using "Return-Path".

Or at least so it appears. (some of the mail appears with the "correct" Return-Path, but since this is mail sent to the same domain as the server I'm sending from, I suspect something else is going on here.)

The point being, if mail is sent with a "different" Return-Path than the "From" many e-mail programs, including Outlook Express flag the mail as "junk". I'm obviously trying to avoid this.

So the questions are (1) Is there a way to solve this using a different Perl module (2) Is my problem a even a function of the server or is it a function of interpretation by the receiving server of the mail I'm sending (3) Am I doing something wrong. Why is the "Return-Path" value being overridden even though I expressly set it?

I suspect that if I were on a dedicated server, I'd have greater control over sendmail (currently I have no control) and this might solve part of my problem.
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Filmo the Klown

In reply to Configuring Return-Path with MIME:Lite by filmo

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