probably the glibc reverse name lookup from /etc/hosts bug. edit /etc/hosts and remove any comments/extra whitespace
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 19:52, Yves Alexandre wrote: > I configured Ximian Evolution to send outgoing mail via my ISP's out > going mail smtp relay (outgoing.verizon.net) and received a dialog box > containing the following error msg > > Error while performing operation mail from response error: Requested > action not taken: mailbox name not allowed > > I receive this error message no matter who the recipient is including > myself. However, if I use the same configuration on other mail clients > such as MS Outlook I don't have this problem. When using Sendmail I > don't receive any dialog boxes or error msgs, nevertheless, the maillogs > indicate that mail has not been sent. I Configured Smart-Relay and can > only send to a select few recipients while the other ones are being > bounced, my guess is name resolution and/or blacklist. At any rate I really > like > Ximian Evolution and would like to convert to it from MS Outlook but the > preceeding error > seems to be a stumbling block. > > When receiving mail on the other hand, I don't experience any problems, > mail is flawlessly downloaded from pop server, just need help with > sending via smtp relay. Any assistance at all would be greatly > appreciated. > > TIA, Robert > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > _______________________________________________ > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
