Re: [Exim] SMTP protocol error in "DATA"

Johann Spies wrote:
> The following log on the mail server (smarthost) indicates the problem as
>
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> 2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP connection from webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za [146.232.197.237]
> (TCP/IP connection count = 9)
> 2003-03-25 12:30:45 H=webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] F=<root@webct-tyg1> rejected RCPT <jspies@???>
> 2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP protocol error in "DATA" H=webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] valid RCPT command must precede DATA
> 2003-03-25 12:30:45 SMTP connection from webct-tyg1.sun.ac.za (webct-tyg1) [146.232.197.237] closed by QUIT

Are you sure the mail is send by your exim? And not by someone playing
around with a script, that does not handle a rejected RCPT TO correctly?

Nico