Re: [Fetchmail-users] Fetchmail vs outlook - missing emails

[Matthias A. <mat...@gm...>]

Am 06.01.25 um 11:28 schrieb sup...@gm...:
> I wonder if anyone can shed some light on a peculiar problem I have:
>
> I use fetchmail to grab my email off an outlook server and recently we've had a new accounting system added which issues notifications via outlook for things that need to be done.
>
> These notifications end up in my outlook inbox but it appears that fetchmail won't get them.
>
> Looking at the logs I have messages like this:
>
> Jan 06 10:11:19 fetchmail: SMTP error: 553 5.1.8 <XXXX>... Domain of sender address don...@XX...X does not exist
> Jan 06 10:11:19 fetchmail: can't even send to XXXX!
> Jan 06 10:11:19 fetchmail:  not flushed
>
> Is there any simple way to fix this?

fetchmail is stating that your local SMTP server (usually localhost)
rejected the sender's domain. fetchmail can't fix that.


Quite simply fix your receving end's configuration.

1. make sure your DNS works properly and can resolve legit sender domains

2. make your local SMTP server that fetchmail forwards to accept all
mail injected locally from fetchmail. Whatever software that is, you
would not mention, but likely you also need to seek its support
channels, not fetchmail's.


If you need further help, see
<https://www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-FAQ.html#G3> for more information
as to what's required to assist. Do not elide domains, we can't help you
otherwise. Replace local parts systematically.