Re: [exim] Error 501: From address does not include your hos…

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: Cédric MARCOUX
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Error 501: From address does not include your host name
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Cédric MARCOUX wrote:

> I have some mail frozen due to this error when my exim try to deliver the mail
> to this server.
> How can I set Exim to include his hostname when callign this server???


This is a bug in the recipient site: they don't understand bounce
messages. This is distresstingly common, and there's little you can do
about it. The most egregious example I have seen recently is:

response to "MAIL FROM:<>" from mail.coneagle.com [65.193.87.20] was: 504 must have rcptto first

> 2005-02-11 18:08:32 1CzWZt-00080v-Tt ** recipient@??? R=dnslookup
> T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after MAIL FROM:<>: host
> mail.domain.com [194.180.33.33]: 501 From address does not include your host
> name


Tony.
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