On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Don Hayward wrote:
> It's not our doamin -- we want to send mail _to_ this system - exim seems
> to be choking. How can we clear it's throat?
Use `exim -Mrm <message ID>` to remove the message.
The address you are trying to send to is not a legal email
address. (Eg, its like trying to send make a phone call (in the US) to
(043) 000-6 - thats not a valid phone number, so you cant call it - or
like sending US Mail to to 123 Anystreet, Nowheresville XY 00123 - it
wont and cant get there, becuase 'XY' doesnt represent a valid state)
If this is a real, legitimate company/person, advise them to get a
valid email domain so they can receive email. If this is perhaps the
reply address for a spam, it was probably forged and isn't the real
source of the message anyway..
Incidentally, apparently there is a wildcard MX for *.ah.org
# dig somerandodstuff123123123.ah.org mx
;; ANSWER SECTION:
somerandodstuff123123123.ah.org. 2H IN MX 1 mail1.ah.org.
somerandodstuff123123123.ah.org. 2H IN MX 100 smtp-relay.pbi.net.
>
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
>
> > Don Hayward <don@???> probably said:
> > > A constituent tries to send mail to: user1@wmmc_po.ah.org
> >
> > > mail not sent: malformed address: _po.ah.org may not follow @wmmc
> >
> > Lose the underscore - it's not legal in a domain for email.
> >
> > Even if you fudge your install to allow it, lots of other people
> > won't allow it.
> >
> > P.
> >
> > --
> > pir pir@??? pir@???
> >
> >
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> Don Hayward don@???
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