Unfortunately, this description of the situation is inaccurate. Until a
few days ago, we were using smail as our MTA and mail to this address was
being delivered without problem, therefore, this is a deliverable address,
in spite of the obvious violations of standard.
My current task is to figure out a way to restore this facility to my
user.
On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Dave C. wrote:
> 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@???
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
> > >
> >
> > Don Hayward don@???
> > Mote Marine Laboratory Voice: 941.388.4441
> > 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Fax: 941.388.4312
> > Sarasota, FL 34236 See: http://www.mote.org
> > Independent, non-profit, marine and estuarine research and education facility.
> > For PGP public key do: http://www.mote.org/~don/donpgp.asc
> > use "DISCLAIMER"; # We run Linux,Apache/mod_perl/mod_ssl/eperl,Mysql,DBI/DBD
> > Taxes feed the starving and clothe the naked.
> >
> >
> > --
> > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
> >
>
> --
>
>
>
>
Don Hayward don@???
Mote Marine Laboratory Voice: 941.388.4441
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Fax: 941.388.4312
Sarasota, FL 34236 See: http://www.mote.org
Independent, non-profit, marine and estuarine research and education facility.
For PGP public key do: http://www.mote.org/~don/donpgp.asc
use "DISCLAIMER"; # We run Linux,Apache/mod_perl/mod_ssl/eperl,Mysql,DBI/DBD
Taxes feed the starving and clothe the naked.
