I recently sent an e-mail to a woman whose address contained a dot. It bounced. I received the following message. (I have changed the address to protect her privacy.)
====== Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <s.smith54...@sbcglobal.net>: 207.115.21.20 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 553 5.3.0 <s.smith54...@sbcglobal.net>... Addressee unknown, relay=[69.147.64.91] Giving up on 207.115.21.20. --- Below this line is a copy of the message. [original message omitted] ==== After several tries, I sent it successfully using Apple's Mail program. I don't know whether the problem lies in PowerMail or yahoo.com. Thanks for your help Len -- Leonard Morgenstern If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If the law is on your side, pound on the law. If neither is on your side, pound on the table. --Advice to a young lawyer.
