[EXIM] Spool format error problem.

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Auteur: Neil Clifford
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À: exim-users
Sujet: [EXIM] Spool format error problem.
Hi,

I have exim 2.02 (and previously 2.01 which exhibited the same problem)
running on a Linux box (RedHat 5.1, kernel 2.0.34). It acts as a backup
to an alpha (D/U 4.0b) which is running sendmail.

If I route mail to the exim relay from the alpha I keep getting
corrupted files in the input spool area. But only the -host_name field
is getting corrupted (different garbage appears there from time to
time). For example

0zDaLk-0003Sf-00-H
root 0 0
<whoever@???>
904594492 0
-host_address 163.1.246.32
-host_name P
P

-helo_name alderamin.physics.ox.ac.uk
-received_protocol esmtp

[etc]

resulting in "Format error in spool file" and non delivery (I can edit
the file manually and then delivery proceeds fine). If the mail is
heading to a local LAN address then it delivers it fine (I assume that
exim isn't bothering to write it to the spool if it can pick up the
appropriate relay right away - this corruption only happens to mail
destined for off site or temporarily unreachable addresses).

Anyone have any ideas? If you need more info just let me know.

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Neil Clifford * Oxford Starlink Computer Manager * clifford@???

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