On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:25:02 -0500,
Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I tried to answer Sam but my mail was returned:(
>
> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to smtp.myrealbox.com.:
> >>> RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]><<< 553 Your computer does not have
> a hostname, you must AUTHenticate
> 550 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... User unknown
I'm really not sure what the 553 error is about. I just sent Sam
a test message using Arachne 1.70 and, although he hasn't replied
yet, so far it hasn't bounced.
> I sent that with Arachne 1.62, and have no desire to allow someone's
> problematical mail service make me change how I use mine.
>
> IOW, I don't intend to get railroaded into AUTH.
In this case you couldn't use AUTH even if you wanted to. AUTH
would only be used between you and your ISP's smtp server, not
between you and Sam's mailserver (and all the mailservers in
the world). Also, if you used a smarthost (your ISP's smtp
server) to send the e-mail, the session above would have taken
place between your smarthost and Sam's mailserver. I believe
that people are being overly paranoid about this AUTH business.
Anyway, you could try sending the message again, and maybe send
me a test as well, so I can see the full headers, which I don't
get on the digest. It might give us a clue.
Howard E.
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