Re: [Exim] What does this error mean?

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Author: Dave C.
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To: Odhiambo G. Washington
CC: Exim Users
Subject: Re: [Exim] What does this error mean?

I would guess that the user also has a .forward at that site, pointing
back at his address on your system, that he either forgot to remove or
hasn't gotten to yet..

This was generated becuase there were too many "Received:" headers in
the message - in this case it looks like a remote sendmail system
was where it was when it went over that systems limit.



On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Odhiambo G. Washington wrote:

> Hello gentlemen,
>
> This may not be exim related but I am afraid of it because I am not sure
> what it means.
> I have a user whose e-mail I forward to another address via a .forward file
> in his $HOME but whenever I send them mail to the forward address I get this
> error below, whose meaning is mote to me...
>
> <cut>
> ----- Forwarded message from Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@www.thehandmadeweb.com> -----
>
> From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@www.thehandmadeweb.com>
> To: <wash@???>
> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:53:24 +0300
> Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
>
> The original message was received at Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:53:20 +0300
> from ns2.wananchi.com [212.49.74.4]
>
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> haq@???
>     (expanded from: <haq@???>)

>
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 554 5.0.0 Too many hops 26 (25 max): from <wash@???> via ns2.wananchi.com, to <haq@???>

>
> Reporting-MTA: dns; www.thehandmadeweb.com
> Received-From-MTA: DNS; ns2.wananchi.com
> Arrival-Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:53:20 +0300
>
> Final-Recipient: RFC822; haq@???
> X-Actual-Recipient: RFC822; haq@???
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.4.6
> Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:53:24 +0300
> </cut>
>
>
>
> Thanks gentlemen.
>
> -Wash
>
> S y s t e m s A d m i n.
>
> --
> Odhiambo Washington  <wash@???>    "The box said 'Requires
> Wananchi Online Ltd.  www.wananchi.com      Windows 95, NT, or better,'
> Tel: 254 2 313985-9   Fax: 254 2 313922     so I installed FreeBSD."
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>
> ++
> "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World
> War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
>         -- Albert Einstein

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