SMTP behavior: 553 5.5.2 Bad command format(h)

2004-03-31 Thread Miguel Mata-Cardona
WTF? can anyone please explain me why must I enclose my address between the "<>"? 220 cassiopeia.remeyewear.com ESMTP service helo me.intercom.com.sv 250 cassiopeia.remeyewear.com talking to ip168-243-227-1 .243.227.171]) mail from:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 553 5.5.2 Bad command format(h) mail from: [E

Re: SMTP behavior: 553 5.5.2 Bad command format(h)

2004-03-31 Thread Scott Call
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Miguel Mata-Cardona wrote: > > WTF? can anyone please explain me why must I enclose my > address between the "<>"? http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2821.html

Re: SMTP behavior: 553 5.5.2 Bad command format(h)

2004-03-31 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, S cott Call writes: > >On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Miguel Mata-Cardona wrote: > >> >> WTF? can anyone please explain me why must I enclose my >> address between the "<>"? > >http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2821.html > > Yup -- that's what the spec says. See, in particular, 4.

Re: SMTP behavior: 553 5.5.2 Bad command format(h)

2004-04-01 Thread Simon Lockhart
On Wed Mar 31, 2004 at 05:16:41PM -0600, Miguel Mata-Cardona wrote: > WTF? can anyone please explain me why must I enclose my > address between the "<>"? Because the RFC says you should. Even back in RFC821 this was the case: MAIL FROM: ::= ::= "<" [