On 19 May 2011, at 19:05, W B Hacker wrote: > Ian Eiloart wrote: >> > *snip* >> >> Well 8bitmime is implemented almost everywhere. The thing is, I can't >> turn it on without installing a non-Exim smart host to downgrade >> messages that I send to other Exim sites! > > Are you SURE about Exim not being able to handle it on the inbound if we were > to switch to defaulting it ON? > > See Phil Hazel's response back in 2003 in this old thread: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/exim/users/22207 > > If nothing has reverted, I read that as a U Cambridge server having accepted > 8BITMIME with a 250-Ok many years and versions ago.
Yes, but it was advertising 8bitmime, so you'd expect it not to complain: 250-xoanon.csi.cam.ac.uk Hello i [193.193.193.107] 250-SIZE 20971520 250-8BITMIME 250-EXPN 250-PIPELINING 250-STARTTLS 250 HELP mail from:<> size=5000 body=8bitmime 250 OK Without 8BITMIME advertised, this happens: 250-ppsw-50.csi.cam.ac.uk Hello chip.uscs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.14.86] 250-SIZE 104857600 250-PIPELINING 250 HELP mail from:<> size=5000 body=8bitmime 501 <> size=5000 body=8bitmime: malformed address: size=5000 body=8bitmime may not follow <> You get the same result if you provide a return path. -- Ian Eiloart Postmaster, University of Sussex +44 (0) 1273 87-3148 -- ## List details at https://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/
