Re: [EXIM] HELO: syntactically invalid argument

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Author: Adrian Bool
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To: Daniel Ryde
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] HELO: syntactically invalid argument
On Thu 22 Jan, Daniel Ryde wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Adrian Bool wrote:
>
> > On Thu 22 Jan, Daniel Ryde wrote:
> > > We are getting numerious rejects due to invalid characters in the HELO
> > > argument:
> > > 1998-01-22 08:17:24 rejected HELO: syntactically invalid argument(s): ma_pc.domain
> .se
> > >
> > > Unfortunaley Microsoft Mail for Windown 3.1x atomatically puts an
> > > underscore (_) in the host field (surprise? Nahhh. Is there any
> > > setting where you can change this? Nope!).
> > > So, is it possible to enable this character in the HELO argument?
> >
> > Change the name of the PC to ma-pc. IN the network settings stuff somewhere?
>
> Haha...Aaargnnh... Nope, there is no setting for this in win3.x blahh
> dialup shit, I'm sure of it. It is in an obscure .ini file somewhere.
> Wee... tell that to the average Windows user :)


Managed to find a Win3.1 box!!!!

I'd gues sthey wil need to alter,

Control Panel-> Network -> Computer Name

Cheers,

aid


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