On Mon, 08 May 2006, Tim Olsen wrote:
> On 5/8/06, Peter Palfrader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Mon, 08 May 2006, Tim Olsen wrote:
> >
> >> Is this something that should be fixed in perl's mailtools or is my
> >> MTA setup not kosher? I prefer to have my MTA send mail because my
> >> internal networks smart host is overloaded.
> >>
> >> host ALUM-2.mit.edu [18.7.21.145]: 553 5.1.8
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Domain of sender address
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] does not exist
> >>
> >> Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Received: from tim by lemonchord.limewire.com with local (Exim 4.62)
> >> (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
> >> id 1Fd9Y6-0007nZ-31; Mon, 08 May 2006 13:29:34 -0400
> >
> >The address you use in the envelope does not exist (Host
> >lemonchord.limewire.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)). Fix your Mail
> >setup.
>
> That's because it's behind a firewall like I said. My mail works
> fine, as long as the Sender: field is not set. Is my mail setup still
> considered "broken" ?
Yes. It's not the Sender: field. It's the information in the envelope
from. That's the place where bounces go, and it has to exist and it
has to accept mail.
Peter
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