Re: error in ORCPT reported by Sendmail 8.8.6

[mea@nic.funet.fi]

> Saw the following in my zmailer logs.. I've looked up RFC 1891 and the
> ORCPT param looks ok to me. Can anyone else here see why
> sendmail 8.8.6 would be complaining?

	(I have just been away for the weekend for a Ham conference.)

	Did I reply on this ?  I don't remember doing so, and it was
	still in my inbox.

	The most likely explanation is that the target system has
	"cisco PIX" firewall in front of them.  The  "Mail Guard"
	facility in them is -- well, until now it has basic design
	flaws, which break extended SMTP facilities.

	The way to fix the problems is (now) to disable the "Mail Guard"
	facility and to open SMTP thru the box unhindered.

/Matti Aarnio <mea@nic.funet.fi>

> 05820T0078442307#       (Connecting to `mx1.rbcds.com' [206.116.151.21]
> Tue Feb  3 14:45:07 1998)
> 05820T0078542312r       220 nic.rbcds.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.8.6/8.8.6;
> Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:45:12 -0500 (EST)
> 05820T0078642312w       EHLO gate4.mcc.net
> 05820T0078742312r       250-nic.rbcds.com Hello gate4.mcc.net
> [207.245.25.250], pleased to meet you
> 05820T0078842312r       250-EXPN
> 05820T0078942312r       250-VERB
> 05820T0079042312r       250-8BITMIME
> 05820T0079142312r       250-SIZE 1500000
> 05820T0079242312r       250-DSN
> 05820T0079342312r       250-ONEX
> 05820T0079442312r       250-ETRN
> 05820T0079542312r       250-XUSR
> 05820T0079642312r       250 HELP
> 05820T0079742312#       421765-29765:
> <23E5834B53F9D011A501006097C0F7F3130D92@A05EX003.metronet.ca>
> 05820T0079842312w       MAIL From:<JonathanWismark@metronet.ca>
> BODY=8BITMIME SIZE=1427 RET=FULL
> 05820T0079942313r       250 <JonathanWismark@metronet.ca>... Sender ok
> 05820T0080042313w       RCPT To:<lkazaz@rbcds.com> NOTIFY=FAILURE,DELAY
> ORCPT=rfc822;lkazaz@rbcds.com
> 05820T0080142313r       501 <lkazaz@rbcds.com>... Syntax error in ORCPT
> parameter value
> 
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