Re: [Exim] malformed address confusion

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Author: Don Hayward
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To: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] malformed address confusion
Yes, -- actually completely killed and restarted -- (superstitious, but it
didn't seem to be responding as expected)

On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:

> 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

>
>
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