Spaces in the username is not acceptable. Only Windows accepts spaces in names and such by in the background adding a %20 where the space is.
Now, you may want to try that, changing the space to %20 in Imail. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of paul > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] outgoing question: > > We're running Imail 7.13, awaiting a rebuild on our other server before we > up to 8. Anyway, here's our "problem". It's not so much a problem to ME, I > think this should be the case. Anyway: > > User, let's say Billy Bob. so his address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] except > when he set up his mail, he put a space between, so it's set as billy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] So when he tries to send mail, he gets an invalid > address, which it correct, and this line is in the SMTP log: > > unacceptable mail address in MAIL FROM: <billy [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Now I consider this fine, but my boss says it USED to work. Our relay > settings are relay for addresses, with our Ip ranges listed. So I would > think it would work also. Ideas where to look? I don't have a rules file > set, as currently have Declude doing most of the filtering, and nothing in > the kill list to suggest anything either. As I said, I feel this is a > perfectly acceptable error, the email address IS wrong, and to treat it as a > legit email address only server to cause problems later on. > > Thanks > Paul > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
