Re: [Exim] malformed address confusion

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Author: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
Date:  
To: Don Hayward
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] malformed address confusion
On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Don Hayward wrote:

> A constituent tries to send mail to: user1@wmmc_po.ah.org
>
> and receives the message:
>
> mail not sent: malformed address: _po.ah.org may not follow @wmmc
>
> However, when I test the address the result is apparently deliverable:
>
> exim -v -bt user1@wmmc_po.ah.org
> user1@wmmc_po.ah.org
>   deliver to user1@wmmc_po.ah.org
>   router = lookuphost, transport = remote_smtp
>   host mail1.ah.org       [209.79.214.233] MX=1
>   host smtp-relay.pbi.net [206.13.28.30]   MX=100
>   host smtp-relay.pbi.net [206.13.28.8]    MX=100

>
> The configure file contains: dns_check_names = false
>
> What can I do to get this mail delivered?


Stupid question:
Have you HUP'ed exim since the dns_check_names entry appeared ?

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison        Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
A.C.Aitchison@???    http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna