On Wed, Feb 18, 2004, David Woodhouse wrote:
> 220 mx2.communication.gc.ca ESMTP Sendmail (NO UCE) Official use only 8.12.10/8.12.10; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:16:55 -0500 (EST)
> HELO pentafluge.infradead.org
> 250 mx2.communication.gc.ca Hello pentafluge.infradead.org [213.86.99.235], pleased to meet you
> MAIL FROM:<>
> 250 2.1.0 <>... Sender ok
> RCPT TO:<pentafluge.infradead.org-1077049016-testing@???>
> 550 5.0.0 <pentafluge.infradead.org-1077049016-testing@???>... User unknown
> RSET
> 250 2.0.0 Reset state
> MAIL FROM:<>
> 503 5.5.1 Need HELO before MAIL
>
> As far as I can tell, they're wrong to require another HELO, since I
> already _said_ HELO, and RSET doesn't invalidate that. Is this a known
> sendmail bug or could it be just this one broken installation?
The string
"Need HELO before MAIL"
does not appear in the sendmail source code.
sendmail uses
"503 5.0.0 Polite people say HELO first"
Seems like "just this one broken installation"
Here's a "default" installation:
220 XYZ.esmtp.org ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.0.PreAlpha5/8.12.3
MAIL FROM:<>
503 5.0.0 Polite people say HELO first
helo SENDER
250 XYZ.esmtp.org Hello SENDER, pleased to meet you
MAIL FROM:<>
250 2.1.0 <>... Sender ok
rset
250 2.0.0 Reset state
MAIL FROM:<>
250 2.1.0 <>... Sender ok
