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Author: thomas.hess
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] malformed address
Dear exim-users,

I have just configured exim for the first time on a LINUX machine,
but I'm having serious trouble with the domain-names/host-names
which I consider to be a checking problem.

The problem is as follows:

Our host names which appear in MAIL From and other fields contain
"_" - charachters, for example xyz_hp01.vs.dasa.de. This "_" seems
to confuse exim, as the message is being refused and I receive the
following error mail as a result of sending a mail as
hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de to hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de, the new
LINUX machine with exim running:

To: <hess@???>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
        boundary="NAA0000018183.949667850/guardhouse.vs.dasa.de"
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)


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The original message was received at Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:29 +0100 (MET)
from [149.207.111.113]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de.:
>>> MAIL From:<hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de> SIZE=45

<<< 501 <hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>: malformed address: _hp01.vs.dasa.de> may
not follow <hess@vr1e31
501 <hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de>... Data format error

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Reporting-MTA: dns; guardhouse.vs.dasa.de
Received-From-MTA: dns; [149.207.111.113]
Arrival-Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:29 +0100 (MET)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.2
Remote-MTA: dns; ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 501 <hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>: malformed address: _hp
01.vs.dasa.de> may not follow <hess@vr1e31
Last-Attempt-Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:30 +0100 (MET)

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Return-Path: <hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>
Received: from vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de by guardhouse.vs.dasa.de (8.8.8/1.1.22.3/0
5May99-0238PM)
        id NAA0000018613; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:29 +0100 (MET)
Received: (from hess@localhost) by vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de (8.7.1/8.7.3) id NAA15
464 for hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:35:09 +0100 (MET)
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.2
Remote-MTA: dns; ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 501 <hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>: malformed address: _hp
01.vs.dasa.de> may not follow <hess@vr1e31
Last-Attempt-Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:30 +0100 (MET)


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Return-Path: <hess@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>
Received: from vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de by guardhouse.vs.dasa.de (8.8.8/1.1.22.3/0
5May99-0238PM)
        id NAA0000018613; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:37:29 +0100 (MET)
Received: (from hess@localhost) by vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de (8.7.1/8.7.3) id NAA15
464 for hess@ve1hf3_xt3.vs.dasa.de; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:35:09 +0100 (MET)
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:35:09 +0100 (MET)
From: hess@???
Message-Id: <200002041235.NAA15464@vr1e31_hp01.vs.dasa.de>


dffdsdf


How can I get rid of this message "malformed address..." and the mail
delivered as many of our
hosts have names like this.


I would be very thankful if somebody could help me with this problem.

Kind regards


Thomas Hess