Re: [exim] Bad Address Syntax

On 04/10/06, Marc Perkel <marc@???> wrote:
> Wondering what this means:
>
> 220 v185.mailsnare.net ESMTP
> helo ctyme.com
> 250 mail.mailsnare.net
> mail from:<>
> 250 Ok
> rcpt to:xxx@???
> 501 Bad address syntax
> rcpt to:<xxx@???>
> 250 Ok
>
> If I present the email address in <> it works but without the <> it
> doesn't. What causes this?

RFC 2821

The version without the <> is non-compliant. Some MTAs (not Exim) will
reject as a result.
--
Peter Bowyer
Email: peter@???