Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Julian Mehnle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RFC 2821, section 4.1.3 explicitly allows @[ip_address]-style > addressing (e.g. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>), but Courier > doesn't. I get a "513 Syntax error" when trying to send a mail > to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> through my own Courier > installation. Why is that?
It's not supported, that's all. This archaic, pre-DNS address notation is not implemented or recognized.
Now, please tell us why you need this, without referring to the RFC in any way.
Thanks for the reply.
I want to send mail to the postmaster of a host with a broken DNS MX configuration. If I try so send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, then Courier
Someone with broken DNS configuration does not appear to be a likely candidate for religious monitoring of their postmaster mailbox.
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