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Author: Dave C.
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To: Hanasaki JiJi
CC: Exim
Subject: Re: [Exim] Please help with understanding rejected mail headers
The From: header of the message that was rejected is:

> From: JD Runyan <Jason.Runyan@???>


That domain has an invalid MX record as shown below (MX records must be
hostnames not IP addresses). So you are not rjecting all mail from that
list, just ones with invalid header senders.

# dig nitckc.usda.gov mx

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> nitckc.usda.gov mx
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;    nitckc.usda.gov, type = MX, class = IN


;; ANSWER SECTION:
nitckc.usda.gov.    1H IN MX    10 165.221.6.21.



On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Hanasaki JiJi wrote:

> Below is a log msg from an admin who is running sendmail and a listserv
> "majordomo?". I send email to alot of groups, people and listservs
> without problem. This admin tells me that there is a problem with my
> exim config.
>
>
> ==== Error listserv / sendmail server on the other end =========
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).
>
> A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>
>    majordomo@???
> SMTP error from remote mailer after MAIL FROM:<hanasaki@???>
> SIZE=2573:
>      host marauder.illiana.net [207.227.243.140]: 550 5.7.1
> <hanasaki@???>... Access denied
> ===================

>
>
> My email is the hanasaki@???
> Thankyou
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:53:32 -0600
> From: mike neuliep <mike@???>
> To: hanasaki@???
>
>  >From MAILER-DAEMON@???  Wed Dec  5 11:34:10 2001
> Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON@???>
> Received: from localhost (localhost)
>     by marauder.illiana.net (8.11.4/8.11.2) id fB5HYAX30162;
>     Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:34:10 -0600
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:34:10 -0600
> From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@???>
> Message-Id: <200112051734.fB5HYAX30162@???>
> To:
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
>     boundary="fB5HYAX30162.1007573650/marauder.illiana.net"
> Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
> Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
> Status: R

>
> This is a MIME-encapsulated message
>
> --fB5HYAX30162.1007573650/marauder.illiana.net
>
> The original message was received at Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:29:18 -0600
> from majordom@localhost
>
>     ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> hanasaki@???
>      (reason: 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line
> (envelope sender is <>))
>      (expanded from: :include:/var/lib/majordomo/lists/kclug)
> jim@???
>      (reason: 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line
> (envelope sender is <>))
>      (expanded from: :include:/var/lib/majordomo/lists/kclug)
> bill@???
>      (reason: 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line
> (envelope sender is <>))
>      (expanded from: :include:/var/lib/majordomo/lists/kclug)

>
>     ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 451 4.4.1
> tony@???,baker@???,edelman@???...
> reply: read error from mailhost.valueweb.net.
> tony@???,baker@???,edelman@???...
> Deferred: Connection reset by mailhost.valueweb.net.
> ... while talking to hanaden-smtp.dyndns.org.:
>  >>> DATA
> <<< 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line (envelope
> sender is <>)
> 554 5.0.0 hanasaki@???... Service unavailable
> ... while talking to itdepends.com.:
>  >>> DATA
> <<< 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line (envelope
> sender is <>)
> 554 5.0.0 jim@???... Service unavailable
> ... while talking to billclark.net.:
>  >>> DATA
> <<< 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any header line (envelope
> sender is <>)
> 554 5.0.0 bill@???... Service unavailable
> josh@???... Deferred: Connection refused by mrj412.com.

>
> --fB5HYAX30162.1007573650/marauder.illiana.net
> Content-Type: message/delivery-status
>
> Reporting-MTA: dns; marauder.illiana.net
> Arrival-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:29:18 -0600
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; kclug-list@???
> Action: expanded (to multi-recipient alias)
> Status: 2.0.0
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:34:10 -0600
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; kclug-list@???
> X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; hanasaki@???
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.2.0
> Remote-MTA: DNS; hanaden-smtp.dyndns.org
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any
> header line (envelope sender is <>)
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:32:25 -0600
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; kclug-list@???
> X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; jim@???
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.2.0
> Remote-MTA: DNS; itdepends.com
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any
> header line (envelope sender is <>)
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:32:33 -0600
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; kclug-list@???
> X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; bill@???
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.2.0
> Remote-MTA: DNS; billclark.net
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 rejected: there is no valid sender in any
> header line (envelope sender is <>)
> Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:32:51 -0600
>
> --fB5HYAX30162.1007573650/marauder.illiana.net
> Content-Type: text/rfc822-headers
>
> Return-Path: <>
> Received: (from majordom@localhost)
>     by marauder.illiana.net (8.11.4/8.11.2) id fB5HTIY30154
>     for kclug-list; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:29:18 -0600
> X-Authentication-Warning: marauder.illiana.net: majordom set sender to
> owner-kclug@ using -f
> Received: from nitc.usda.gov ([165.221.6.251])
>     by marauder.illiana.net (8.11.4/8.11.2) with ESMTP id fB5HTIH30150
>     for <kclug@???>; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:29:18 -0600
> Received: by nitc.usda.gov (Postfix, from userid 501)
>     id C307696D4; Wed,  5 Dec 2001 11:29:12 -0600 (CST)
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:29:12 -0600
> From: JD Runyan <Jason.Runyan@???>
> To: kclug@???
> Subject: Re: the viewpoint of a single newbie
> Message-ID: <20011205112912.C5578@katya>
> Mail-Followup-To: JD Runyan <Jason.Runyan@???>,
>     kclug@???
> References: <MFEGKJBMPCLPMMMBAACNIELAECAA.jfowler@???>
> <004501c17dad$13ffccf0$17960c0a@???>
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Disposition: inline
> In-Reply-To: <004501c17dad$13ffccf0$17960c0a@???>
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.21i
> Sender:
> Precedence: bulk

>
> --fB5HYAX30162.1007573650/marauder.illiana.net--
>
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