On 19 May 2011, at 19:05, W B Hacker wrote:
> Ian Eiloart wrote:
>>
> *snip*
>>
>> Well 8bitmime is implemented almost everywhere. The thing is, I can't
>> turn it on without installing a non-Exim smart host to downgrade
>> messages that I send to other Exim sites!
>
> Are you SURE about Exim not being able to handle it on the inbound if we were to switch to defaulting it ON?
>
> See Phil Hazel's response back in 2003 in this old thread:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/exim/users/22207
>
> If nothing has reverted, I read that as a U Cambridge server having accepted 8BITMIME with a 250-Ok many years and versions ago.
Yes, but it was advertising 8bitmime, so you'd expect it not to complain:
250-xoanon.csi.cam.ac.uk Hello i [193.193.193.107]
250-SIZE 20971520
250-8BITMIME
250-EXPN
250-PIPELINING
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
mail from:<> size=5000 body=8bitmime
250 OK
Without 8BITMIME advertised, this happens:
250-ppsw-50.csi.cam.ac.uk Hello chip.uscs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.14.86]
250-SIZE 104857600
250-PIPELINING
250 HELP
mail from:<> size=5000 body=8bitmime
501 <> size=5000 body=8bitmime: malformed address: size=5000 body=8bitmime may not follow <>
You get the same result if you provide a return path.
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Ian Eiloart
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