Re: smtp problem

[Matti Aarnio <mea@nic.funet.fi>]

On Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 10:58:01AM -0300, Trent MacDougall wrote:
> I am seeing the following in an smtp server log:
> 
> MAIL From:<trent@infointeractive.com> SIZE=1106
> RCPT To:<user@FAKEADDRESS.net>
> DATA
> 250 Sender <trent@infointeractive.com> and extensions (SIZE=1106) Ok
> 550 Invalid recipient: <user@FAKEADDRESS.net>
> 503 No recipients specified
> #   smtp_sync() did yield code 69
> RSET
> 250 Ok resetting state
> MAIL From:<trent@infointeractive.com> SIZE=1106
> RCPT To:<user@FAKEADDRESS.net>
> DATA
> 250 Sender <trent@infointeractive.com> and extensions (SIZE=1106) Ok
> 550 Invalid recipient: <user@FAKEADDRESS.net>
> 503 No recipients specified
> #   smtp_sync() did yield code 69
> RSET
> 
> Is this part of any standard for the remote end to do this kind of thing?
> It will just loop on the bad address forever and no new mail will ever get
> sent to FAKEADDRESS.net
> 
> Our server is running 2.99.52-patch1 and the remote end is running InterMail
> vK.4.02.00.00 by Software.com.

   That situation sounds familiar.... Indeed:

2000-01-04  Matti Aarnio  <mea@mea.tmt.tele.fi>

	* transports/smtp/smtp.c:
	    If 'DATA' yields '500' series, don't just do RSET + retry
	    at the same stream. (EX_IOERR)

> I would appreciate any help info you could share.  If the remote end is
> breaking the standard I would like to communicate that back to them so that
> they can get it fixed.
> -- 
>                 Trent MacDougall @ InfoInterActive Inc.
>            Network Administrator @ 902-832-2651
>                  Trent.MacDougall@InfoInterActive.Com

-- 
/Matti Aarnio	<mea@nic.funet.fi>