On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:45:36 EST, "Bramhall, Mark" <[log in to unmask]> said: > MHBSERVER 192.168.1.5 0 MAIL - +FROM:<> 250 0 27 36 0 SMTP - - - - > 2002-11-13 00:41:14 209.119.0.109 cherry.ease.lsoft.com SMTPSVC1 > That looks pretty normal, except for the missing From. Actually, the "missing" From is totally correct and proper. See RFC821 and 1123. > It is just giving up after the "hello" sequence. This is causing a > "non-delivery report" (NDR) and, since the from is no good, it then > lands in the "bad mail" area. BZZT! Wrong answer, thank you for playing. The entire reason that it gets sent with 'MAIL FROM:<>' is so that the system knows that an NDR should *NOT* be generated or sent if/when there is a problem. This is so automated processes don't get into a bounce-message loop. If your system is dropping it in the "bad mail" area rather than simply discarding it as the standards require, your system is misconfigured. -- Valdis Kletnieks Computer Systems Senior Engineer Virginia Tech