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Author: Dave C.
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To: Philip Hazel
CC: Mervyn Jack, exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] unqualified recipient rejected problem with exim 1.92

On Wed, 27 May 1998, Philip Hazel wrote:

> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 12:14:28 +0100 (BST)
> From: Philip Hazel <ph10@???>
> To: Mervyn Jack <mervynj@???>
> Cc: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [EXIM] unqualified recipient rejected problem with exim 1.92
>
> On Wed, 27 May 1998, Mervyn Jack wrote:
>
> > Hi, I just upgraded to exim 1.92 and I'm getting these rejects.
> > The ip address is one of ours. This looks like the windows 3.1 MS
> > internet mail problem with the underscore in the host name that this
> > version of exim should allow by default.
> > Any advice?
> >
> > 1998-05-27 16:21:49 unqualified recipient rejected: <Kevin>
> > H=(PC_ledger.cnl.com.au) [203.16.135.101]
>
> It means what it says. The remote sent
>
> RCPT TO:<Kevin>


This might be the result of some clueless recipient of a junkmail that
had "Reply-To: Kevin" set in it.. ;) I've seen these too.. I dont'
allow any unqualified addresses to pass thru my servers. If users are
too clueless to use valid email addresses then they don't get to send
email.

> which is not a fully qualified recipient. If you want to allow such
> things, set receiver_unqualified_{hosts,nets}.
>
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> Philip Hazel                   University Computing Service,
> P.Hazel@???          New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QG,
> ph10@??? (sic)       England.  Phone: +44 1223 334714

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