Re: [fetchmail-users] fetchmail with msmtp as mda

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 8/29/07, Neal Becker <ndb...@gm...> wrote:
> I'm using fetchmail with msmtp as mda:
>
> poll host proto imap user me password ... mda "/usr/bin/msmtp -i -f %F
> nb...@nb..."
>
> Problem is:
>
> Aug 29 11:48:14 host=10.4.0.1 tls=off auth=off from=<>
> recipients=nb...@nb... smtpstatus=501 smtpmsg='501 <<>>:
> missing or malformed local part' errormsg='envelope from address <> not
> accepted by the server' exitcode=EX_DATAERR
>
> These same messages just keep accumulating. Every time fetchmail runs, it
> tries again the same deliveries. How do I teach it these are permanent
> failures?

I suspect you need to ensure that msmtp returns a status of zero for
permanent failures (see the MDA option in the man page).

Of course, you're failing to comply with the RFCs by refusing <> as a sender :)

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