What they are complaining about is the "MAIL FROM: <>". Perhaps you include your address in there.
This error : "501 Syntax error in return path" corresponds with null from address. And also "and prevents you from getting bounces" indicates the same. Rob :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Wilson > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org > Subject: [xmail] Error sending mail to Sourceforge > > > > The following is an error I received from Sourceforge's mailing list > service. It would appear they do not like my configuration. I'm a little > confused as to how they are attempting to verify the sender. Also what > corrections do I need to make to be able to avoid this error? > > I have checked the mailing list archive. The following post is the only > solution I found. It however does not work for me. > > -Snip- > # From: Sönke Ruempler > # Subject: [xmail] Re: sourceforge bounce > # Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 03:55:02 -0700 > > they send an empty MAIL FROM - so there is no return path and that IS > invalid !!! > > if you want to accept the mail anyway, set the server.tab var right: > > "AllowNullSender"\t"1"\n > > -Snippy- Error From Source Forge > > [<00>] XMail bounce: > [EMAIL PROTECTED];Error=[550-Envelope > sender verification failed > 550 rejected: Cannot route to envelope sender <Email Address Omitted> (The > envelope sender does not exist according to your mail server when it was > asked): response from Host Omitted [IP Omitted] after "MAIL FROM: <>" was > "501 Syntax error in return path". This does not help fight spam > effectively, breaks RFCs, and prevents you from getting bounces > so we can't > accept mail from you] > > I am running: > Windows 2000 server SP3 > Xmail v1.15 > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
