On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 10:23:50PM +0200, "Cédric MARCOUX (sprimont)" said: > > Tony Finch a écrit : > >> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Cédric MARCOUX wrote: > >> > >>> I have some mail frozen due to this error when my exim try to deliver > >>> the mail > >>> to this server. > >>> How can I set Exim to include his hostname when callign this server??? > >> > >> This is a bug in the recipient site: they don't understand bounce > >> messages. This is distresstingly common, and there's little you can do > >> about it. The most egregious example I have seen recently is: > >> > >> response to "MAIL FROM:<>" from mail.coneagle.com [65.193.87.20] was: > >> 504 must have rcptto first > >> > >>> 2005-02-11 18:08:32 1CzWZt-00080v-Tt ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=dnslookup > >>> T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mailer after MAIL FROM:<>: host > >>> mail.domain.com [194.180.33.33]: 501 From address does not include > >>> your host > >>> name > >> > > Finally after this long time, still no tricks for this issue???
The receiving mail server is _broken_. While there are sometimes things you can do to work around broken sites, this time isn't one of them. They are violating a fundamental part of the SMTP protocol. Report them to rfc-ignorant and be done with it. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | <SirDibos> Culus: are you awake? | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | <Culus> no | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
