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I hit this same issue with my domain running throu...

Anonymous · 2009-10-31T21:32:04.360000

I hit this same issue with my domain running through gmail. If you go into the gmail config, you can change the settings to use a different reply-to address.

It's not ideal, as the gmail account is still in the from header, but at least most mail clients recognise the reply-to, so mail comes back to the place it was sent from.

Steve, I think Michael Foorde had the same problem...

Carl Trachte · 2009-10-31T22:47:32.281000

Steve,
I think Michael Foorde had the same problem over at the ironpython.info domain - could be wrong. Someone had tweeted about this, so it's not just your domain or your account.
Carl T.

I am not sure how you have it setup. If you are us...

Anonymous · 2009-10-31T23:23:10.231000

I am not sure how you have it setup. If you are using holdenweb@gmail.com has your mail server then that is the problem, even if you add the email address steve@holdenweb.com to the account, and set it as your default address it always sends it with a not that it was sent via holdenweb@gmail.com. To fix this get a free google apps account google.com/a/
Then it will work like you want.

@Vincent: the holdenweb.com domain is served by Go...

Steve · 2009-10-31T23:49:23.558000

@Vincent: the holdenweb.com domain is served by Google Apps, which is precisely why I can't understand the behavior.

AFAIK Gmail SMTP server replaces the From (and MAI...

Anonymous · 2009-11-01T00:59:44.340000

AFAIK Gmail SMTP server replaces the From (and MAIL FROM:) with the address used during authorization. Mmaybe you are sending the mail using the SMTP configuration for your @gmail.com account?

@eMBe: I was indeed sending mail out through Gmail...

Steve · 2009-11-01T02:13:20.788000

@eMBe: I was indeed sending mail out through Gmail's SMPT server and authenticating as the other Gmail identity. Nailed it, thanks very much!

Your client is authenticating SMTP w/ your gmail c...

Kenneth · 2009-11-03T16:38:39.426000

Your client is authenticating SMTP w/ your gmail credentials, rather than your Google Apps credentials.

Thanks, Kenneth. I take it you didn't read the...

Steve · 2009-11-03T16:54:50.647000

Thanks, Kenneth. I take it you didn't read the other comments? Fixed this a couple of days ago (but you are right about the solution).