John Schmitt:
>
> I use fetchmail to get my email from yahoo & gmail et al. Lately
> I've been getting these two messages when fetchmail runs. What
> is postfix doing and what is it trying to tell me? Is this
> something I should fix on my end? Is postfix trying to resend
> some spam I received from yahoo? Or is it just having trouble
> delivering spam to my inbox?
>
> I'm running a simple home setup for myself using Fedora 12.
>
> Transcript of session follows.
>
> Out: 220 mymachine.mydomain.net ESMTP Postfix
> In: HELO mymachine
> Out: 250 mymachine.mydomain.net
> In: MAIL FROM:<>
> Out: 250 2.1.0 Ok
> In: RCPT TO:<"???B?\" <[email protected]>>
> Out: 501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax
Postfix is telling you that the RCPT TO command has an invalid
recipient address syntax.
In particular, it appears that you take the To: header such as:
To: "Full name" <[email protected]>
and then use that same syntax in the RCPT TO command as:
RCPT TO:<"Full name" <[email protected]>>
This is not possible in SMTP.
Apart from that it is a terrible mistake to use the To: header
address for deciding where to deliver mail.
For example, this message is To: postfix-users but it should
be delivered to your own mailbox. If it isn't, you are likely
to get unsubscribed soon.
Wietse
> In: QUIT
> Out: 221 2.0.0 Bye
>
>
> For other details, see the local mail logfile
>
>
> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:02:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mail Delivery System <[email protected]>
> To: Postmaster <[email protected]>
> Subject: Postfix SMTP server: errors from localhost[::1]
>
> Transcript of session follows.
>
> Out: 220 mymachine.mydomain.net ESMTP Postfix
> In: EHLO pop-ssl.plus.mail.a06.yahoodns.net
> Out: 250-mymachine.mydomain.net
> Out: 250-PIPELINING
> Out: 250-SIZE
> Out: 250-VRFY
> Out: 250-ETRN
> Out: 250-STARTTLS
> Out: 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> Out: 250-8BITMIME
> Out: 250 DSN
> In: MAIL FROM:<"???B?\" <[email protected]>> BODY=8BITMIME SIZE=2131
> Out: 501 5.1.7 Bad sender address syntax
> In: RSET
> Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
> In: QUIT
> Out: 221 2.0.0 Bye
>
>
> For other details, see the local mail logfile
>
> This is from /var/log/maillog:
>
> Apr 8 13:02:00 mymachine postfix/smtpd[13072]: connect from localhost[::1]
> Apr 8 13:02:00 mymachine postfix/smtpd[13000]: connect from localhost[::1]
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/cleanup[13003]: 00144E02007:
> message-id=<[email protected]>
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/smtpd[13000]: disconnect from localhost[::1]
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/qmgr[21590]: 00144E02007:
> from=<[email protected]>, size=759, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: accepted connection
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: lmtp connection preauth'd as
> postman
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: duplicate_check:
> <[email protected]> user.john 0
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/cleanup[13003]: 20E23E02009:
> message-id=<[email protected]>
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: duplicate_check:
> <[email protected]> user.john 0
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/qmgr[21590]: 20E23E02009:
> from=<[email protected]>, size=957, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/smtpd[13072]: disconnect from localhost[::1]
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[13071]: accepted connection
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[13071]: lmtp connection preauth'd as
> postman
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: Delivered:
> <[email protected]> to mailbox: user.john
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: mystore: starting txn 2147490480
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: mystore: committing txn 2147490480
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: duplicate_mark:
> <[email protected]> user.john
> 1270756921 320038
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: mystore: starting txn 2147490481
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: mystore: committing txn 2147490481
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[12930]: duplicate_mark:
> <[email protected]> [email protected].
> 1270756921 0
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine lmtpunix[13071]: duplicate_check:
> <[email protected]> user.john 0
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/lmtp[13008]: 00144E02007:
> to=<[email protected]>, orig_to=<postmaster>,
> relay=mymachine.mydomain.net[/var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp], delay=0.42,
> delays=0.06/0/0/0.35, dsn=2.1.5, status=sent (250 2.1.5 Ok)
> Apr 8 13:02:01 mymachine postfix/qmgr[21590]: 00144E02007: removed
>
>
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