From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 08:33:18 CST

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Eddy Beliveau:
> Hi!
>
> I'm using postfix 2.5.4 on our academic server and it worked great.
> Thanks ;-)
>
> I created a mailbox associated with an email address of <testhec.ca>
>
> # echo testhec.ca | postmap -q - ldap:ldap_users
> testhec.ca mailtest1
>
> and delivery to it work correctly.
>
> Jan 15 08:56:20 postfix postfix/lmtp[25990]: 20DA1BAFC5:
> to=<mailtest1hec.ca>, orig_to=<testhec.ca>,
> relay=cyrus[132.111.1.1]:24, delay=0.09, delays=0.04/0/0/0.05,
> dsn=2.1.5, status=sent (250 2.1.5 Ok)
>
>
>
> Now, I create another mailbox with email <test.hec.ca>
> (note the period preceding the at sign)
>
> # echo test.hec.ca | postmap -q - ldap:ldap_users
> test.hec.ca mailtest2

RFC **21 and **22 require that a non-atom (such as test.) be enclosed
in quotes. Same deal with . at the beginning. Just don't use such
addresses, they break everywhere.

        Wietse

> Now, delivery failed with:
>
> Jan 15 08:57:30 postfix postfix/lmtp[24689]: E90ACBAFC2: to=<test.hec.ca>,
> relay=cyrus[132.111.1.1]:24, delay=0.18, delays=0.12/0.02/0.01/0.04,
> dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (host cyrus[132.111.1.1] said: 550-Mailbox
> unknown.
> Either there is no mailbox associated with this 550-name or you do not
> have authorization to see it. 550 5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT
> TO command))
>
>
> Did I missed something ?
>
> Thanks,
> Eddy
>
> --
> Eddy Beliveau
> HEC Montreal
> Montreal (Quebec)
> Canada
>
>
>

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