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Rich Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 20:25:08 -0400
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On: Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 12:25:10PM -0600,Ben Parker Wrote:

} On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:08:22 +0000, "Kaminsky,Matthew" <[log in to unmask]>
} wrote:
}
} >Return-Path: owner-drexel-official-all-l*matthew*-kaminsky**DREXEL*[log in to unmask]
} >
} >The problems occurs when a bounce does happen, and it comes back properly to that address.  However, our LDAP lookup doesn't treat the * as a separator, causing the lookup to fail and the message to sit in our mail queue until it finally expires.
}
} You need to allow any/all email for owner-*@LISTS.drexel.edu to go on to
} LISTSERV which can properly handle these non-delivery notifications.  You
} can't have your incoming mail server try to validate the left-side of @ for
} these addresses.  The number of possible combinations is essentially infinite.

Is "*" a valid character to be a part of an email address?  I don't
think so.

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Rich Greenberg  Sarasota, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com  + 1 941 378 2097
Eastern time.  N6LRT  I speak for myself & my dogs only.    VM'er since CP-67
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Canines: Red & Max (Siberians)     Retired at the beach  Asst Owner:Sibernet-L

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