Re: tlug: Re: tlug-digest V1 #1277

[Drago Goricanec <drago@example.com>]

On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 00:48:44 +0900 (JST),
Tony Laszlo <laszlo@example.com> writes:

> > > > Please post the error message.
> > > 
> > > Ok, next time I have the problem I'll send the output this way (I
> > > vaguely recall the sendmail error being 250, but I'm not sure right
> > > now).
> > >
> 
> happened again. 
> here's what I get:
> 
> reading message 2 of 2 (1531 octets) fetchmail: SMTP error: 553 <$"$f$_ SIZE=1531... Unbalanced '"'
> . flushed

This code snippet is from fetchmail-4.7.9, around sink.c:452

    case 553: /* invalid sending domain */
	/*
	 * These latter days 553 usually means a spammer is trying to
	 * cover his tracks.
	 */
	send_bouncemail(ctl, msg, XMIT_ACCEPT,
			"Invalid address.\r\n", 
			1, responses);
	return(PS_REFUSED);

I'd say, from the looks of it, someone is sending you a badly
formatted message.  Perhaps you can specify to keep your messages in
your ISP's mail folder (see fetchmail(1)) and the next time you get
this message, look for the offending mail.

Drago
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