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Author: Phil White
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Specific "moved - new address is" reject-message for recipient
On Thursday 25 Sep 2003 2:05 pm, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> Andreas Metzler wrote, Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:57 PM
>
> [...]
>
> > Be careful, though. Some misguided MTA imitations (MS Exchange?) fail
> > to properly report back the error message to the sender and invent
> > their own one.
>
> Not just Exchange, sadly. sendmail has the annoying habit of deciding that
> any 550 error code means "User unknown". :-(


Arghhh.
I did not know this, and I am already using this method.
Is there any work-around to reasonably guarantee that the user receives a
bounce with the correct refusal reason?

Phil.