Bryn Jones wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of tower >> Sent: 28 September 2010 12:43 >> To: Exim-Users >> Subject: [exim] Callout >> >> Hi >> >> How can i modify my callout option to resolve problem with: >> >> 2010-09-27 11:19:32 H=domain.com [123.123.123.123]:56505 >> I=[234.234.234]:25 sender verify fail for <[email protected]>: response >> to "MAIL FROM:<>" from a.mx.domain.com [217.153.18.125] was: 550 5.5.0 >> Sender domain is empty. >> > > That is an error from the site you are calling out to, the remote server is > refusing to admit the validity of a localpart when the sender (to the remote > server) is empty. That is broken as it's not going to be accepting bounces > or other automated messages (like vacation messages, etc). >
Someone needs to test what is traveling with the callout to confirm that.. If the text is correct, it didn't complain that the $local_part was empty. It said the sender *domain* was empty. That's either a misleading error message, or whole 'nuther issue..... Bill Hacker > Your choices are: > > 1. Try to get the other mail server fixed (good luck), or at least try to > inform them they are broken. > 2. Skip the callout for that site (and any others which are similarly > broken). > 3. Let the mail be rejected (as now). > 4. Give up on offsite callouts (there are sites which report you as a > spammer and blacklist you for doing just a single callout). > > Your best bets are 1 and 3, i.e.: tell them why there messages are not going > to get delivered to your site, and let them work out if they want to fix it; > or 1 and 2, Tell them they are broken (in the hope they fix it), and work > around it. The path of least disruption is of course 4. > >> My callout option in ACL: >> >> deny >> message = Unable to verify sender address >> ($sender_address). >> !verify = >> sender/callout=4m,maxwait=4m,connect=30s,defer_ok >> >> I'm a little bit confused, because in exim log i dont see message >> "Unable to verify sender address" but default(?) exim warning: "Sender >> verify fail" >> > > The message goes to the SMTP session, so in this case you should get > something like: > > [...] > MAIL FROM: <[email protected]> > 550 Unable to verify sender address > > Bryn > -- > Network Administrator > Parrs Wood High School > > -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
