Re: [Exim] Ignoring sender address errors

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Robin Gilks
CC: exim list
Subject: Re: [Exim] Ignoring sender address errors
On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Robin Gilks wrote:

> I'm exporting mail from a single server where the 'FROM' address does *not*
> comply with RFC822 domain format (its a form of BBS address) via exim to a
> mailman mail list. It used to work OK but now barfs on the header checks
> which complain
>
> While talking to <exim-host.domain>
> >>> MAIL FROM: <user@non-rfc822-domain-format-address>
> <<< 501 <user@non-rfc822-domain-format-address>: domain missing or malformed.


Investigate the 'S' flag in the rewriting rules.

I'm surprised things have changed, though. Exim should always have
complained about syntactically invalid addresses.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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