Hello.

Courier don't accept "Postmaster" as mailbox, as required
by RFC 2821:

Transcript:

220 localhost ESMTP
HELO localhost
250 localhost Ok.
MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
250 Ok.
RCPT TO:<Postmaster>
513 Syntax error.
RCPT TO:<Postmaster@>
513 Syntax error.
RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
513 Syntax error.

RFC:

According to RFC2821:
3.6:
   -  The reserved mailbox name "postmaster" may be used in a RCPT
      command without domain qualification (see section 4.1.1.3) and
      MUST be accepted if so used.

4.1.1.3:
   "RCPT TO:" ("<Postmaster@" domain ">" / "<Postmaster>" / Forward-Path)
                    [SP Rcpt-parameters] CRLF

4.5.1:
   Any system that includes an SMTP server supporting mail relaying or
   delivery MUST support the reserved mailbox "postmaster" as a case-
   insensitive local name.  This postmaster address is not strictly
   necessary if the server always returns 554 on connection opening (as
   described in section 3.1).  The requirement to accept mail for
   postmaster implies that RCPT commands which specify a mailbox for
   postmaster at any of the domains for which the SMTP server provides
   mail service, as well as the special case of "RCPT TO:<Postmaster>"
   (with no domain specification), MUST be supported.

   SMTP systems are expected to make every reasonable effort to accept
   mail directed to Postmaster from any other system on the Internet.
   In extreme cases --such as to contain a denial of service attack or
   other breach of security-- an SMTP server may block mail directed to
   Postmaster.  However, such arrangements SHOULD be narrowly tailored
   so as to avoid blocking messages which are not part of such attacks.


ciao cate


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