From: Giulio Orsero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:42:03 +0200
Could
554 RCPT first (#5.5.1)
mean something else, like unknown user, access denied, .....?
I think it must. mx0a.softhome.net seems to have its error messages
screwed up. I tried several variations on your example, and all of them
failed, until I tried using a valid address:
rgr> telnet mx0a.softhome.net 25
Trying 204.144.231.54...
Connected to mx0a.softhome.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 softhome.net ESMTP
HELO h0050da615e79.ne.mediaone.net
250 softhome.net
MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
250 ok
RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
250 ok
DATA
354 go ahead
Terminated
rgr>
(I killed telnet to avoid spamming the postmaster.)
Just for grins, I tried it again with varying syntax, and discovered
that the angle brackets are optional, but the colon is not.
. . .
RCPT TO [EMAIL PROTECTED]
553 envelope recipient address invalid (#5.7.1)
RCPT TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
250 ok
DATA
354 go ahead
Terminated
rgr>
So it appears that "RCPT first" was a broken, delayed version of "No
such user", and had nothing to do with SMTP command syntax. Feel free
to forward to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . .
-- Bob
