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Tellier Benoit closed JAMES-1422. --------------------------------- > Empty MAIL FROM: <> throws javax.mail.internet.AddressException: Out of data > at position 1 in '' in string ``'' at position 1 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: JAMES-1422 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JAMES-1422 > Project: James Server > Issue Type: Bug > Components: James Core, SMTPServer > Affects Versions: 3.0-beta4, 3.0.0-beta5 > Environment: All environments. > Reporter: Aaron Freeman > Labels: smtp > > James 3.0 is not allowing empty MAIL FROM: <> > It does allow you to enter it, then a RCPT TO and DATA, but after you finish > the DATA command it throws an exception: > ERROR 10:31:12,847 | james.smtpserver | Id='234288323' User='' Invalid email > address while processing DATA. > javax.mail.internet.AddressException: Out of data at position 1 in '' in > string ``'' at position 1 > at org.apache.mailet.MailAddress.<init>(MailAddress.java:159) > To reproduce the error (and to test whether you have fixed it), you can copy > paste the responses below: > [root@alpha log]# telnet 10.123.123.123 25 Trying 10.123.123.123... > Connected to alpha.nospam.com (10.123.123.123). > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 alpha.nospam.com JAMES SMTP Server Server (JAMES SMTP Server ) ready EHLO > testcomputer.com 250-alpha.nospam.com Hello testcomputer.com > [10.123.123.123]) 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN 250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN 250-PIPELINING > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES > 250 8BITMIME > MAIL FROM: <> > 250 2.1.0 Sender <> OK > RCPT TO: <aa...@nospam.com> > 250 2.1.5 Recipient <aa...@nospam.com> OK DATA > 354 Ok Send data ending with <CRLF>.<CRLF> > Subject: Test > Test > . > 451 4.0.0 Error processing message: Out of data at position 1 in '' > quit > 451 Unable to process request > Connection closed by foreign host. > This is a pretty important issue as its required by RFC1123 5.2.9 to allow > empty MAIL FROM due to bounce emails often using empty MAIL FROM to prevent > bounce loops. > As Stefano Bagnara pointed out: > "This is all best summed up by section 5.2.9 of RFC1123, which says: > ---- > The syntax shown in RFC-821 for the MAIL FROM: command omits the case of an > empty path: "MAIL FROM:<>" (see RFC-821 Page 15). An empty reverse path MUST > be supported. > ---- > So, an empty email address is NOT a valid email address, but an empty email > address is valid in an > SMTP conversation as a way to say "no mail address". > IIRC James 2.3 dealt with this using null sender in case a <> was received > (so to not build an "invalid" empty address object)." -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.15#6346) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-dev-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-dev-h...@james.apache.org