Re: [exim] Something weird in my reject logs

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: Craig Whitmore, Brent Clark, exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Something weird in my reject logs


>> Could some please share what may be wrong.
>>
>> 2006-05-02 09:46:42 rejected EHLO from [196.41.13.134]: syntactically
>> invalid argument(s): exec_server.spier.co.za
>> 2006-05-02 09:46:43 rejected HELO from [196.41.13.134]: syntactically
>> invalid argument(s): exec_server.spier.co.za
>>
>
> They are connecting and going "EHLO exec_server.spier.co.za". As an _ in
> a hostname in invalid then its not accepted.
> Contact the owner of exec_server.spier.co.za and tell them to change
> their computers hostname.
>


It's not necessary to change the hostname, just the string used in HELO.
For some people that's much easier, since changing hostname can have all
sorts of knock on effects.

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Ian Eiloart
IT Services, University of Sussex