On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:58:04 -0800 Mark Edwards <mark@???> wrote:
> There's a server that's having trouble sending email to both of my exim
> machines; this is the error being logged:
> 2003-02-07 15:15:25 rejected EHLO from [64.221.212.2]: syntactically
> invalid argument(s): twinsoft_bdc.twinsoft
> 2003-02-07 15:15:25 rejected HELO from [64.221.212.2]: syntactically
> invalid argument(s): twinsoft_bdc.twinsoft
> Looking at that, I'd say the problem is that underscores are illegal in
> domain names, but I wanted to run it by the experts before I insist to
> the Exchange admin that it's his problem.
you got it in one.
if you really have to accept this email (changing host names on NT boxen
can be a bastard of a job) there is a flag to permit _ characters in HELO
values. it's more fun to make the exchange administrator fix his system,
though.
cheers,
richard
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Richard Welty rwelty@???
Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592
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