"Kenneth E. Lussier" wrote:
Ooops... hit the wrong rely button again.....
>
> Benjamin Scott wrote:
> >
> > Looking at the headers, I notice subtle differences.
> >
> > The biggest difference is that the second hop ("Received:" header) is
> > different between the two. Here is the relevant header from the first
> > message (the one that gets rejected), wrapped for clarity:
> >
> > > Received: from estzuken.zuken.com (estzuken.us.zuken.com [42.1.9.2])
> > > by zuken.COM (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id BAA20361
> > > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > > Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:21:52 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> > It was received by "zuken.COM", by what looks like a Sendmail of some
> > sort. Now here is the second-hop header from the second message (the one
> > that is accepted):
> >
> > > Received: from estzuken.zuken.com (estzuken.us.zuken.com [::ffff:42.1.9.2])
> > > by postal with esmtp;
> > > Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:25:29 -0400
> >
> > This one was received by "postal", which does not identify itself as any
> > particular MTA -- I assume that is the Courier system? What system calls
> > itself "zuken.COM", and why did "estzuken" route the mail there for one
> > message, and not the other?
>
> OK, zuken.COM is actually a system called redacaw. That is the old
> mail server that I am migrating from. Prior to a few days ago, all of
> the systems used redacaw as a mail relay. I changed it so that they
> all use postal now.
>
> > There are other differences. Look at the "From:" headers for the
> > messages (same ordering):
> >
> > > From: Amanda Backup User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > ...vs...
> >
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Perhaps Amanda is generating the two messages using different methods?
>
> I was wondering about this myself.
>
> >
> > I also notice the first message has *this* added to it:
> >
> > > X-PCBDesignLeader: http://www.zuken.com
> >
> > It looks like someone programmed "estzuken" to route via a central smart
> > host, and someone got cute with the header rewriting rules on said host. I
> > wonder if they screwed something else up in the process?
>
> My predicessor liked to be cute..... Every outgoing e-mail had this
> added in. It's just a custom header.
>
> > (I also notice the first message has some "Evolution" junk, which I am
> > assuming is an MUA addition, and not related to your mail problem.)
>
> Yes, I use Evolution as my mail client.
>
> > > Both the reports and the errors look like plain ASCII text to me.
> >
> > Yes, but suppose there is a mis-placed NUL or other control character
> > buried in the output somewhere? You may not see it, but the computer will.
> > Use "od" or a similar tool (on the direct output from Amanda, if at all
> > possible) to be sure.
>
> I tried this, and I can honestly say that I have absolutly no clue
> what I am looking at (or looking for, for that matter!)
>
> C-Ya,
> Kenny
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