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Re: Bounce problems




On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, David Nugent wrote:

> This is cosmetic, but it is new with 2.99.25 (under Linux, kernel 1.2.13).
> 
> -- start quote
> >From postmaster@server.blaze.net.au Thu Jan 25 12:27:06 1996
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 09:34:25 +1000
> From: The Post Office <postmaster@server.blaze.net.au>
> To: swanncom@blaze.net.au
> Cc: The Post Office <postoffice@server.blaze.net.au>
> Subject: Delivery problems with your mail
> 
> A copy of your message is being returned to you due to difficulties
> encountered while attempting to deliver your mail.
> 
> [etc..]
> 
>   [ Part 3: "Included Message" ]
> 
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 09:34:05 +1100 (EST)
> From: Swann Computers <swanncom@J>
> To: Greg Omond <flacco@werple.mira.net.au>
> Subject: test
> 
> [msg omitted..]
> -- end quote
> 
> Note the From: line in the "included message" section.

  Does "J" appear in your config files anywhere?  In "localnames"?

> As I said, this is cosmetic only since the headers in the bounce
> message itself are fine. This seems to be happening on all mail
> being bounced on our machine currently.
> 
> Another problem - not a new one - I've been trying to track down
> is related to an empty FROM:<> in an smtp send resulting from a
> bounce, but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. (Is an empty
> FROM:<> valid in SMTP? If so, then this is most likely a problem
> with the remote system).

  Not only is <> valid, but it is REQUIRED as the MAIL FROM parameter on 
bounced messages.


Tom