On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 09:10:19AM +0000, Philip Hazel wrote:
> This looks like somebody's software having trouble with null senders,
> which are the standard usage on bounce messages. Failing to handle null
> senders is alas all too common.
Thanks for the info. At least my server at work is correct.
Can I change my system at home to accept these messages that are messed up by
mindspring? fetchmail/exim dies:
fetchmail: POP3> RETR 1
fetchmail: POP3< +OK 2249 octets
reading message 1 of 72 (2249 bytes)
fetchmail: SMTP< 220 freefall ESMTP Exim 1.92 #1 Wed, 28 Oct 1998 08:19:38 -0500
fetchmail: SMTP> EHLO freefall
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-freefall Hello freefall [192.168.1.7]
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-SIZE
fetchmail: SMTP< 250-PIPELINING
fetchmail: SMTP< 250 HELP
fetchmail: forwarding to freefall
fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<@pop.mindspring.com> SIZE=2249
fetchmail: SMTP< 501 <@pop.mindspring.com> : colon expected after route
fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 <@pop.mindspring.com> : colon expected after route
fetchmail: SMTP> MAIL FROM:<lee> SIZE=2249
fetchmail: SMTP< 501 <lee> : sender address must contain a domain
fetchmail: SMTP error: 501 <lee> : sender address must contain a domain
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from pop.mindspring.com
fetchmail: SMTP> QUIT
fetchmail: SMTP< 221 freefall closing connection
fetchmail: normal termination, status 10
Here is what the mail looks like after retrieving with fetchmail/smail:
>From @pop.mindspring.com Wed Oct 28 15:04:05 1998
Return-Path: <@pop.mindspring.com>
Received: from freefall (really [192.168.1.7]) by sectionIV.com
via smail with esmtp
id <m0zYbox-001Cx0C@freefall> (Debian Smail3.2.0.101)
for <lee@freefall>; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:03:55 -0500 (EST)
Received: from pop.mindspring.com
by freefall (fetchmail-4.3.9 POP3)
for <lee/freefall> (single-drop); Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:03:55 EST
Received: from tetsuo.mspring.net (tetsuo.mspring.net [207.69.231.11])
by camel10.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA13886
for <lee.bradshaw@???>; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:44:26 -0500 (EST)
Received: from marine.sonic.net (marine.sonic.net [208.201.224.37])
by tetsuo.mspring.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id OAA15223
for <lee@???>; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:44:23 -0500 (EST)
Received: (qmail 6919 invoked from network); 28 Oct 1998 19:44:24 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO sub.sonic.net) (208.201.224.8)
by marine.sonic.net with SMTP; 28 Oct 1998 19:44:24 -0000
Received: from gemini (mail@??? [208.201.237.194])
by sub.sonic.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA27166
for <lee@???>; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:44:23 -0800
X-envelope-info: <>
Received: from mail by gemini with local (Exim 1.92 #1 (Debian))
id 0zYbW2-00005M-00; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:44:22 -0800
X-Failed-Recipients: nouser@???
From: Mail Delivery System <Mailer-Daemon@???>
To: lee@???
Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender
Message-Id: <E0zYbW2-00005M-00@gemini>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:44:22 -0800
Status: RO
Content-Length: 1056
Lines: 26
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Lee Bradshaw lee@??? (preferred)
Alantro Communications lee@???
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