problem with unknown mail users

[tux11]

Hi!

When I send a mail to an unkown user (within an existing domain) I get not the message "unknown user" back. Instead I got:

The original message was received at Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:13:07 +0100
from localhost [127.0.0.1]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<hallohallo@domain.lan>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
554 5.0.0 MX list for domain.lan. points back to scalix.domain.lan
554 5.3.5 Local configuration error


This message is sent back to the sender and to the postmaster which is very annoying.

What is the reason for this?

leo

[dkelly]

Please search the forums for "local-host-names". This issue has been discussed a number of times.

Cheers

Dave

[tux11]

Ok. I have added the neccessary local domain entry in /etc/mail/local-host-names. But when I send now a mail to an unkown user within the domain I get again a cryptic messeage and not a "user unknown":

Message could not be delivered to the following recipient:
hallohallo@domain.lan
because: A mail transport failure occurred
Supplementary Information:
500 5.5.1 Command unrecognized: "."

Reporting-MTA: smtp; scalix.domain.lan
DSN-Gateway: dns; scalix.domain.lan

Final-Recipient: rfc822;hallohallo@domain.lan
Action: failed
Status: 5.3.0
x-scalix-Reason-Code: 5


What ist the reason for this?

leo

[TheDude]

I have this exact error.
500 5.5.1 Command unrecognized: "."

I have upgraded from 10 to 11 and I think my error was less cryptic in 10.

I want it to say "This email address does not exist, check your spelling" or something otherwise not so cryptic that I get a call saying the email server is "broke" when really the user is simply not typing the email addresss correctly.

Help! - I also have the domain listed in local-host-names....

The Dude