[Savannah-hackers] [gnu.org #216845] Rejected mails

[James Blair via RT]

> address@hidden - Wed Dec 08 19:59:36 2004]:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Do you know why mails sent from users such as:
> amrsync
> coreutilsrsync
> gccrsync
> gatekpr
> 
> are rejected by mx10?

monty-python does sender verification for all emails it receives.  Those
addresses (address@hidden) aren't deliverable, so monty-python
won't accept mail from them.  It cuts down on spam, plus makes sure we
can send bounce messages for any mail we accept.  The solution would be
to change the SMTP envelope sender address (not necessarily the From:
address) to something that is deliverable.  For instance, gatekpr on
ftp-upload.gnu.org sends mail from <address@hidden>.

The error message mentioned fencepost because fencepost is the machine
of last resort for resolving gnu.org email addresses, so once it fails,
m-p knows the address is not deliverable.

-Jim