On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
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> A while back (probably a couple months) I changed part of my data acl
> from
> require verify = header_syntax
> to
> require !hosts = mary.itusa.org : martha.iteams.org : deborah.iteams.org
> verify = header_syntax
> because a certain piece of software was sending me mail with an
> invalid From: header (the address part was <>). Up until today, I've
> had no problems with this. (actually, I think the messages were still
> being rejected, but it wasn't that big of a deal)
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> Today I saw that all messages from martha.iteams.org were being
> rejected with only this info in the log :
> rejected after DATA
>
> I corrected the ACL to allow all DSNs to arrive (regardless of other
> reject conditions), and started sending myself messages from martha.
> The bounce messages said only "administrator prohibition" and weren't
> any more helpful in debugging it (other than knowing which entries it
> _wasn't_ because they had better messages). I found that the above
> acl entry was the one at fault for rejecting all the (legitimate)
> mail. I've since removed that hosts condition, but I don't understand
> why the effect of it would suddenly change.
You should add a
message = it was denied becuase <FOO>
where FOO is appropriate to each particular deny
to each of your denies, then you will get your custome messages instead
of "Administrative Prohibition"
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> TIA,
> -D
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