The age-old maxim still stands strong… Be generous in what you accept, Be strict in what you generate.
Perhaps Sergey might consider only applying the "verify = header_syntax" to messages generated by their own systems, rather than deciding to apply it to messages from the rest of the Internet. Cheers, Mike B-) On 18 November 2015 at 12:49, Graeme Fowler <[email protected]> wrote: > verify = header_syntax will cause the error message (and rejection) you're > seeing. > > This isn't a flaw of that mailing list; it's a flaw of the message > originator's MUA - it isn't adhering to the RFCs as the name part there > should be quoted, as Mike states. The intervening MTAs simply aren't being > as strict as you, passing as they are the original message unedited (which > is what they're supposed to do). > > I'd review your logs over whatever period you have available and see how > many emails are being rejected as a result. If it's only one sender, and > only one mailing list, you could consider removing that check in your DATA > ACL. > -- Systems Administrator & Change Manager IT Services, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK Tel: +44-(0)1904-323811 Web: www.york.ac.uk/it-services Disclaimer: www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm -- ## 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/
