Re: appendlet() failure to one site

[mea@nic.funet.fi]

> We are trying to send email to one site in specific and nothing seems to
> be getting through. Every time we send, the connection always terminates
> with:  (closed SMTP channel - appendlet() failure).
> Is this a zmailer problem or Netscape Mail server problem?

	A good question.

> This is the conversation from the smtp logs:
> 21383M0008640195#       jobspec: Q/421814-13367 datex.ca

	The last 5 digits at the log-entry prefix are "now" % 100000
	Ergo, the start moment is '40195'..

> 21383M0008740195#       (Connecting to `datex.ca' [209.41.149.131] Fri Jan 23 00:23:15 1998)
> 21383M0008840196r       220 www.bentdesign.com ESMTP server (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) ready Fri, 23 Jan 1998 02:35:15 -0500
> 21383M0008940196w       EHLO gate4.mcc.net
> 21383M0009040196r       250-www.bentdesign.com
> 21383M0009140196r       250-HELP
> 21383M0009240196r       250-EXPN
> 21383M0009340196r       250-XREMOTEQUEUE
> 21383M0009440196r       250 PIPELINING
> 21383M0009540196#       421814-13367: <CBF6DF691090D0119D6F00A024D393359CEAE1@A05EX001.mcc.net>
> 21383M0009640196w       MAIL From:<JanetRevell@metronet.ca>
> 21383M0009740196w       RCPT To:<dave@datex.ca>
> 21383M0009840196w       DATA
> 21383M0009940196r       250 Sender <JanetRevell@metronet.ca> Ok
> 21383M0010040196r       250 Recipient <dave@datex.ca> Ok
> 21383M0010140196r       354 Ok Send data ending with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
> 21382M0016540197#       (closed SMTP channel - appendlet() failure)

	The abort (?) occurs 1-2 seconds after sending "DATA" to the
	remote end.   On the other hand, my test send to <nobody@datex.ca>
	did work just fine :-() ???

> 21382M0016640197#       jobspec: #idle
> 
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