Re: [Exim] Error from Exchange server

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Author: Richard Welty
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Subject: Re: [Exim] Error from Exchange server
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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