[courier-users] Re: dot extension file not working

[Sam V. <mr...@co...>]

Andrew Newton writes: 

> Bill Michell wrote: 
> 
>> 
>> What's in the .courier-foo file?
>  
> 
> Good question.  I tried just one line with the e-mail address to my PCS 
> phone.  So it is in the format XXX...@do....  Suspecting it 
> might be something wierd with either the format of the e-mail address or 
> who knows, I changed it to another e-mail address for an account I have at 
> Eskimo North (eskimo.com), but that didn't help either. 
> 
> I should note that I am using SMTP-AUTH with plain text login and STARTTLS 
> to verify who can relay.  The reason I bring this up is because one time I 
> tried it I received the error message before I ever got prompted for my 
> password.

In both cases, your relevant factor is your specific system configuration - 
which authentication modules you're using, and how.  Another useful analysis 
is to run EXPN and VRFY on your addresses, and see what happens. 


-- 
Sam