Hi all.

I connected directly to XMail 1.9 on Redhat 7.2 for some tests, & noticed what 
seems to be an inconsistency.  When connecting directly to the smtp server 
via telnet, I get an inconsistent response to the "MAIL FROM:" line.

At times when I put a space between the colon and the "<" that begins the 
e-mail address I get an error, as in the transcript below.  At other times I 
get an "OK" response if I include the space.  This seems quite arbitrary.

Sometimes the first message requires no space & subsequent messages (without 
quitting) want a space.  At other times the first message requires a space.  
And at other times if I leave no space I get an error on the first try, but 
if I enter the "MAIL FROM" again without a space it's ok.

Am I doing something wrong or what?

Is the sequence of commands below correct?


Thanks.


Adrian Hicks


-----Begin Transcript
[root@excalibur root]# telnet merlin.auston.com 25
Trying 202.42.186.82...
Connected to merlin.auston.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [XMail 1.9 (Linux/Ix86) ESMTP Server] 
service ready; Tue, 03 Sep 2002 12:26:01 +0800
EHLO auston.com
250-sing.auston.com
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250-8BITMIME
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN CRAM-MD5
250 SIZE 10240000
AUTH LOGIN adrianh (password here)
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
HELO auston.com
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
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MAIL FROM: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments
MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
250 OK
----------
RCPT TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
250 OK
DATA
354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Test message
This is a test.
..
250 OK <SB0E4>
quit
-----End Transcript

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