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Author: Michael Heydon
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To: bruce robson
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] exim rejecting fetchmail's smtp mail from with error 501
bruce robson wrote:
> # /usr/sbin/exim4 -bvs '<_1951@>'
> syntax error: domain missing or malformed

This one sounds entirely reasonable, I wouldn't accept an address
without a domain either. If you can get rid of the @ it would get sorted
out by the qualify_domain setting.

> # /usr/sbin/exim4 -bvs '<_1951@???>'
> syntax error: domain literals not allowed

Exim bends the rules a little here, technically the address is valid,
but the format is so rarely used by legitimate mail that it is blocked
by default. You will need to allow_domain_literals and setup a suitable
router. All of this is documented in the sample exim.conf that ships
with exim.


*Michael Heydon - IT Administrator *
michaelh@??? <mailto:michaelh@jaswin.com.au>