John Logiudice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 18 December 2000 at 16:34:53 -0500
> Hello,
>
> I've recently set up a server on Linux using qmail 1.03. Several =
> different users here received bounces like this one when sending mail:
>
> > Hi. This is the qmail-send program at opalgroup.net.
> > I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following =
> addresses.
> > This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > 209.116.174.162 failed after I sent the message.
> > Remote host said: 501 Badly structured mime attachment.
Qmail is just reporting the result of the SMTP transaction with the
destination.
One of two things is happening:
1. Qmail is suddenly exhibiting a new bug where it corrupts mime
attachments. I consider this extremely unlikely, given that
there's never been such a bug before, and qmail is very careful
not to perturb the bytes as they go by.
2. Some users are sending messages which are being built by the MUA
they use in a format that whatver the MTA at 209.116.174.162 is
detects as badly structured. This is what I'd bet on, so I'd
focus on determing which users and which MUAs had this problem.
> Most attachments are going through fine, and the same users were able to =
> send attachments to other recipients. The attachments that had this =
> trouble ranged in size from a 128kb .DOC file, to a 4mb .EPS file. =20
>
> Although not a major problem -- yet -- I'd like to know if there is some =
> configuration issue on my end that will prevent this. All the users who =
> had this trouble are using Outlook Express 5.
Bingo. What a surprise. There's a common factor.
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