Re: Postmaster verification failure - why?

From: Alan Chandler (alan_at_chandlerfamily.org.uk)
Date: 11/13/04

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    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:58:18 +0000

    On Saturday 13 November 2004 11:00, Anthony Campbell wrote:
    > I'm trying to post to a mailing list I'm subscribed to. The posts bounce
    > with this message:
    >
    >
    > Final-Recipient: rfc822; spamprobe-users@lists.sourceforge.net
    > Action: failed
    > Status: 5.0.0
    > Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; host mail.sourceforge.net[66.35.250.206] said:
    > 550-Postmaster verification failed while checking <ac@acampbell.org.uk>
    > 550-(result of earlier verification reused). 550-Several RFCs state
    > that you are required to have a postmaster 550-mailbox for each mail
    > domain. This host does not accept mail 550-from domains whose servers
    > reject the postmaster address. 550 Sender verify failed
    >
    >
    > I have put an entry in /etc/aliases and run newaliases:
    >
    > postmaster: ac@acampbell.org.uk
    >
    > This doesn't help, however. What is wrong here?

    I expect that the mail server at lists.sourceforge.net is attempting to call
    your mailserver with an "envelope to:" address of
    postmaster@acampbell.org.uk. How your mail server responds to this will give
    the answer.

    You don't say what mailserver you are using at your end. 

    -- 
Alan Chandler
alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,
 then they fight you, then you win. --Gandhi
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