Re: [Exim] 501 Too many syntax or protocol errors

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Author: Dennis Davis
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To: Raviraj Jeyanolipavan
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] 501 Too many syntax or protocol errors
>From: Raviraj Jeyanolipavan <ravi@???>
>Organization: Kingston University
>To: exim-users@???
>CC: ph10@???
>    <mailto:exim-users-request@exim.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:08:36 -0000

>
>If a mail header has more than 4 malformed address my exim mail
>hubs drop the connection to our Mercury mail severs. This cause
>the mercury mail severs to retry this mail over and over again.


Why not fix the mercury servers? They're clearly offering you
rubbish. Why should you swallow it?

>Is there is any way of increasing the number to a high value or
>exim to go through the rest of the recipients to complete the
>message.


smtp_max_unknown_commands main configuration option may do what you
require.

>MAIL FROM:ravi@???
>250 OK
>RCPT TO:ravi@???/sys
>501 ravi@???/sys: malformed address: /sys may not follow ravi@???
>RCPT TO:ravi@???/sys
>501 ravi@???/sys: malformed address: /sys may not follow ravi@???
>RCPT TO:ravi@???/sys
>501 ravi@???/sys: malformed address: /sys may not follow ravi@???
>RCPT TO:ravi@???/sys
>LOG: SMTP call from arion.king.ac.uk [141.241.53.9] dropped: too many syntax or protocol errors (last command was "RCPT TO:ravi@???/sys")
>501-ravi@???/sys: malformed address: /sys may not follow ravi@???
>501 Too many syntax or protocol errors