Hi,
I've been seeing the following problem with Exim (0.54 #2). Look at the
>From and return-path lines in the following extract from one of our users
mailboxes. Many MUAs (eg elm) report a "corrupt folder" and exit...
The problem only occurs on error reports....
Bruce.
# more /var/mail/cijs24
>From Fri Aug 30 15:27:50 1996
Return-path: <>
Delivery-date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:27:50 +0100
Received: from naga.mailbase.ac.uk [128.240.226.3]
by lismore.cc.strath.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 0.54 #2)
id E0uwUY2-0001b9-00; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:27:50 +0100
Received: from localhost by naga.mailbase.ac.uk id <KCG19072@???>
(8.7.5/ for naga.mailbase.ac.uk) with internal; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:29:57 +0100 (BST)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:29:57 +0100 (BST)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@???>
Message-Id: <199608301429.KCG19072@???>
To: lis-link-request@???
Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: smtpgw1.bathhe.ac.uk: host not found)
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
Status: O
The original message was received at Thu, 29 Aug 1996 12:00:04 +0100 (BST)
from daemon@localhost
----- The following addresses have delivery notifications -----
asiswell@??? (unrecoverable error)
(expanded from: :include:/usr/local/mailhost/var/data/members/lis-link.names)
.
.
.
Any ideas?
Bruce.
--
Bruce Rodger |Bruce.Rodger@??? PGP key available
Computer Centre |http://www.strath.ac.uk/CC/People/bruce.html
The University of Strathclyde | +44 (0)141 548 3460
Glasgow G4 0LN, Scotland. | Fax 553 4100