Invalid RFC821 mailbox specification

[clackey]

This is from a Mercury/32 log.

What is the significance of the messages in respect to possible configuration problems.

Some data xxx'd over

09:53:48.115: Connection from 217.83.57.252, Wed Nov 26 09:53:48 2003<lf>
09:53:48.125: << 220 xxxx.net Mercury/32 v3.32 ESMTP server ready.<cr><lf>
09:53:54.683: >> mail from: ***@archesoft.de<cr><lf>
09:53:54.683: << 501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments.<cr><lf>
09:54:00.912: >> ehlo bla.de<cr><lf>
09:54:00.912: << 250-xxxx.net Hello bla.de; ESMTPs are:<cr><lf>250-TIME<cr><lf>
09:54:00.912: << 250 HELP<cr><lf>
09:54:06.881: >> mail from: ***@archesoft.de<cr><lf>
09:54:06.881: << 250 Sender OK - send RCPTs.<cr><lf>
09:54:28.742: >> rcpt to: ***@bellsouth.net<cr><lf>
09:54:28.752: << 553 Invalid RFC821 mailbox specification.<cr><lf>
09:54:44.136: >> rcpt to: ***@raleighncpchousecalls.com<cr><lf>
09:54:44.136: << 553 Invalid RFC821 mailbox specification.<cr><lf>
09:55:01.261: >> rcpt to: webmaster<cr><lf>
09:55:01.261: << 553 Invalid RFC821 mailbox specification.<cr><lf>
09:55:08.130: >> rcpt to: administrator<cr><lf>
09:55:08.130: << 553 Invalid RFC821 mailbox specification.<cr><lf>
09:55:12.186: >> help<cr><lf>
09:55:12.186: << 503 Bad sequence of commands.<cr><lf>
09:55:15.201: >> quit<cr><lf>
09:55:15.201: << 221 xxxx.net Service closing channel.<cr><lf>
09:55:15.211: --- Connection closed normally at Wed Nov 26 09:55:15 2003. ---


Carl

[Neil W Rickert]

Post by clackey
This is from a Mercury/32 log.
What is the significance of the messages in respect to possible configuration problems.

I don't see a problem.

Post by clackey
Some data xxx'd over
09:53:48.115: Connection from 217.83.57.252, Wed Nov 26 09:53:48 2003<lf>
09:53:48.125: << 220 xxxx.net Mercury/32 v3.32 ESMTP server ready.<cr><lf>

It should be: mail from:<***@archesoft.de>
That is the "<" and ">" characters are supposed to surround the address.

Post by clackey
09:53:54.683: << 501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments.<cr><lf>

It seems that Mercury is complaining about the technically invalid
command. Why is that a problem?