> > fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<root@localhost> > > fetchmail: SMTP< 421 Unexpected failure, please try later
> > fetchmail: SMTP error: 421 Unexpected failure, please try later
> > fetchmail: SMTP listener doesn't like recipient address `root@localhost'
>
> Under Exim 3.x, I'm using
>
> local_domains = localhost : jbgreen.com
> > > I am unsure whether the "listener doesn't like recipient..." is enough
> > to cause failure in itself, or simply messes it up and causes the
> > length mismatch.
Uhm, as default, Exim will NOT allow deliveries to "root", check the
"never_users" directive.