Thanks for the quick reply. Sure thing on the logs. 20090320 22:42:55 38236 49A2055900086768 QUEUE From=<re...@xxx.com<ivmsxgate...@ivmsxgate.mailconnect.com>> Size=1203 Relay=192.168.xxx.xxx
20090320 22:42:55 38237 49A2055900086768 QUEUE Recipient=<xxx| 18666386...@xxx.ca <18666386...@crebifax.ca>> 20090320 22:42:55 38238 49A2055900086768 QUEUE Message-ID=< 11b8df6cb941d111a6810060972ce19102406...@xxx.pvt<11b8df6cb941d111a6810060972ce19102406...@ivmsxgate.crc.pvt>> 20090320 22:42:55 38239 49A2055900086768 QUEUE Subject=Mb > 0x52cfd3c0 0x1b9160 2009.3.20 22 42 54 < Mb *20090320 22:42:56 38241 49A2055900086768 SMTP opened connection to '192.168.xx.xx' IP 192.168.xx.xx * *20090320 22:42:56 38242 49A2055900086768 SMTP RCPT TO <xxx| 18666386...@xxxx.ca <18666386...@crebifax.ca>> got reply '501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax' * 20090320 22:42:57 38243 49A2055900086768 DSN To=<re...@xxx.com<ivmsxgate...@ivmsxgate.mailconnect.com>> 20090320 22:42:57 38244 49A2055900086768 DSN RemoteMTA=192.168.xx.xx 20090320 22:42:57 38245 49A2055900086768 DSN Subject=Mb > 0x52cfd3c0 0x1b9160 2009.3.20 22 42 54 < Mb 20090320 22:42:57 38246 49A2055900086768 DSN Relay=192.168.xx.xx 20090320 22:42:57 38247 49A2055900086768 DSN For=<xxx| 18666386...@xxx.ca <18666386...@crebifax.ca>> Action=Failed Status=5.5.0 (other or undefined protocol status) Diagnostic 501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Evan Platt <e...@espphotography.com> wrote: > At 03:54 PM 3/23/2009, you wrote: > >> Hello all, >> I'm having an issue that I believe is coming from Postfix. I am sending >> mail to an address which contains special characters. Those characters aid >> me in routing the mail but unfortunately it seems to be rejected before >> being relayed. The format is as follows, a block of text followed by an "=" >> followed by more text and a number, followed by a "|" and then numbers @ the >> <http://domain.com>domain.com ie: "text=option1|<mailto: >> 123456...@address.com>123456...@address.com". >> When sending from Gmail for instance I get the following error: >> >> Technical details of permanent failure: >> Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient >> domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further >> information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server >> returned was: 501 501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax (state 14). >> >> Also, I am seeing the following error in Postfix: >> >> '501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax' >> >> Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated. >> Thanks >> > > > I'm certainly no Postfix expert, pretty straightforward install... but I > tried setting up an account, and it worked fine - So, likely anyone who can > help you will need / want > postconf -n > entries from mail log showing the reject > > Not sure what else... But here's my mail log showing the mail accepted. > > Mar 23 16:01:03 www postfix/qmgr[11482]: 3FE281DA4E8: from=< > m...@anotherdomain.com>, size=2313, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > Mar 23 16:01:03 www postfix/local[13208]: 3FE281DA4E8: to=<m...@mydomain.com>, > orig_to=<text=option1|123456...@espphotography.com>, relay=local, delay=0, > status=sent (delivered to mailbox) > Mar 23 16:01:03 www postfix/qmgr[11482]: 3FE281DA4E8: removed > > > I use one main mailbox and /etc/postfix/aliases ... > > Evan >
