Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!pilot.njin.net!psuvax1!psuvm!HMCVAX!NED From: NED@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU (Ned Freed, Postmaster) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pmdf-l Subject: RE: Help with bounced messages Message-ID: Date: 28 Feb 90 06:09:00 GMT Sender: PMDF Distribution List Reply-To: PMDF Distribution List Lines: 29 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway Errors-to: postmast@YMIR.BITNET X-Envelope-to: PMDF-L@IRLEARN.BITNET X-VMS-To: IN%"DOMILLER@UALR.BITNET" X-VMS-Cc: IPMDF X-To: DOMILLER@UALR, INFO-PMDF@YMIR Dale Miller writes: > We seem to have some type of problem between the listserver at UTCVM and the > BSMTP gateway at UALR. Whether it is PMFD at fault is questionable, but is a > good place to start. The postmaster at UTCVM says that UALR is the only site > having these problems. On the other hand, UTCVM is the only LISTSERV we see > problems from. A typical mail message (to our postmaster) follows. Any > insight into what is occurring/how to stop it would be greatly appreciated. > The following message could not be processed by the BSMTP gateway. > Received: from JNET-DAEMON by UALR.BITNET; Fri, 2 Feb 90 10:39 CST > Received: From UTCVM(MAILER) by UALR with Jnet id 1274 for SMTP@UALR; Fri, 2 > Feb 90 10:39 CDT > Message-id: > have a few minutes to E-mail me at AP201059 at BROWNVM? Thanks. > . > QUIT > X-Envelope-to: SMTPUSER@BITNET-GATEWAY This message is obviously not in BSMTP format, so the gateway naturally rejects it. It is also not entirely in plain RFC822 either -- the . and the QUIT are BSMTP stuff. But where's the HELO, the MAIL FROM, the RCPT TO? There may be a problem with how your node is registered (see previous info-pmdf discussion on this subject), but no matter how it is registered, the stuff you're getting is busted. Ned