Empty AUTH=<> in SMTP from Mutt message causing refused mail

[Doug Lee]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 11:37:41AM -0500, Gary wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 12:25:59PM -0400 or thereabouts, Doug Lee wrote:
>  
> > I have two FreeBSD 4.x systems running sendmail.  I'm trying to send
> > mail to a site that recently started using the WebShield virus
>  
> > The difference is that Mutt-generated messages' SMTP stream contains a
> > line like
> > MAIL From:<dlee at bart.bartsite.com> AUTH=<>
> > whereas mail generated from Pine or a Windows mailer looks like
> > MAIL From:<dlee at bart.bartsite.com>
> > In other words, the "AUTH=<>" only appears in Mutt-generated mail.
>  
> > I have no earthly idea how this is possible.  If anyone does, please
> > let me know.  I am trying to figure out (1) how to get Mutt mail
> 
> I don't use sendmail, but I am sure it has something to do with your
> .muttrc file. Do you have a line to set your from address?
> 
> set sendmail = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -f "lee at bart.bartsite.com""

No, and I just tried sending without a .muttrc file at all, and I got
the same error back from the WebShielded site.

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