We have some issue with outgoing mails over SMTP. Everything is allright with mails, which are valid according to RFC. But when user sends e-mail with invalid e-mail address format eg JJones@.acme.com (so with dot between @ and domain name, yes this is invalid address) probably “Outbound Message Converter” tranforms this e-mail address to JJones%.acme.com@DOMAIN_NAME.XX format, where XXX.DOMAIN_NAME.XX is fully qualified internet host name in server document.
Console prints this message:
02.03.2010 13:18:10 Router: Transferring mail to domain XXX.XXX.XX (host XXX.XXX.XX [IP_ADDRESS]) via SMTP
02.03.2010 13:18:13 Router: Transferred 1 messages to XXX.XXX.XX (host XXX.XXX.XX) via SMTP
02.03.2010 13:18:14 Router: Message 00438CB6 transferred to XXX.XXX.XX for JJ
ones%.acme.com@DOMAIN_NAME.XX via SMTP
For outgoing mail we use postfix (it’s XXX.XXX.XX), where in mail.box e-mail address this mail is still correct. If the domino server is configured to send e-mail to the internet directly, address format is correct. We have same issue with Domino 8.*. I think, it’s not version issue.
Is here anybody, who has same issue or knows, where problem is?
Subject: Perhaps RFC822 phrase handling?
Please change the following setting in the server configuration document:Perhaps the following makes a difference:
Mime/Advanced/Advanced Outbound Messages Options
RFC822 phrase handling: Use CN as phrase
Internet Mail server sends Notes private items in messages:Disabled
Mime/Conversion Options/Outbound
Lookup Internet address for all Notes addresses when Internet address is not defined in document:Enabled
Perform exhaustive lookups when converting Notes addresses to Internet addresses:Enabled
tags: iphone, traveler, mail address format, internet address format, mime
See: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd85forum.nsf/5f27803bba85d8e285256bf10054620d/bfb7d245fd590f8a852576790046a4ec?OpenDocument
Subject: This does not solve my problem
Thx for you response, but my problem with these changes persist.
It looks like that mail router this invalid entered e-mail address is not detected as an Internet address, but working with it as Notes address. Therefore is “@DOMAIN_NAME.XX” in the end and @ is replaced by “%”. Postix then sends the mail back to Domino. And over and over.
Subject: Re: postfix
Strange that it seems that postfix is causing the issue.
In the configuration settings; tab Router/SMTP / basic.
Address lookup should be ‘FullName’, you could enable Exhaustive lookup.
In your Admin via the tab Configuration > Messaging > Domains there is a domain configured? (which handles the conversion of the internet address if all else fails)
But I don’t really expect that would fix the issue, but you can still try it.
We are also using Postfix, and have never encountered the error you describe, on any of our systems.
Subject: RE: posfix
Yes, it’s true. Thank to configuration on Postfix, we can resolve this issue, but I think, that mail with invalid mail address should not leave the Lotus Domino or yes?