Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

[Ulf Rasch <list-suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
> The Thursday 2006-05-04 at 09:17 -0500, Jim Flanagan wrote:
> 
>>>>> <linuxjim@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> 24.238.237.18 failed after I sent the message.
>>>>> Remote host said: 550 Error: improper use of 8-bit data in message
>>>>> body
>>>>>
>>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> That should be the reason. Have a look at the settings of your MUA
>>>> (email client).
> 
> Certainly not the MUA, but the whole server setup.
> 
>>> I don't understand what you mean here. I did notice that part you quoted, but
>>> I don't know what it means. What bearing would my email client have on a
>>> message being bounced by apparently my server? These are not messages I've
>>> sent.
> 
> No, you did not sent it. When ezmlm finds a problem sending to you 
> (bounces) it sends a probe, a test email. It is this test email, I think, 
> which failed.
> 
> Search your logs.
> 
That I did not know but it seems strange that ezmlm sends a test email
that violates the 8bit coding.

Ulf