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Article #9Re: Extra Angle Brackets
From: Neil Rickert
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:06
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:06
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In article <1992Oct28.073843.21026@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> tmetro@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Thomas Metro) writes:
>I sent mail to a BITNET address such as:
> To: @UKCC.uky.edu:user@TEMPLEVM.BITNET
>using 'sendmail -t'. I figured it wouldn't work, but I've seen this
>address format around, so I figured I'd try it.
You should have used:
To: <@UKCC.uky.edu:user@TEMPLEVM.BITNET>
although that is not the cause of your problem.
>This is what resulted:
>>...
>> >>> RCPT To:<<@ukcc.uky.edu:userA@TEMPLEVM.BITNET>>
>> 501 Syntax Error. Start Path name with '<'
This indicates a bug in your 'sendmail.cf'. Apparently your 'sendmail.cf'
is trying to add <angles> around its output address. It should not, as
these are automatically added internally as a required part of the SMTP
protocol.
You may need to run sendmail under test mode 'sendmail -bt' to track down
where the <angles> are being added.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!linac!mp.cs.niu.edu!rickert From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: Extra Angle Brackets Message-ID: <1992Oct28.160618.17537@mp.cs.niu.edu> Date: 28 Oct 92 16:06:18 GMT Article-I.D.: mp.1992Oct28.160618.17537 References: <1992Oct28.073843.21026@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> Organization: Northern Illinois University Lines: 24