[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail and names with periods.

[Bug Hunter]

  the reject message will tell you which smtp server it came from.  if it
is from the destination smtp server, then the destination machine is at
fault.

bug

On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Richard Geoffrion wrote:

> Is there a known issue with using a sendmail server to send mail to other
> internet users where the addressee's email name contains a 'dot'?
> 
> For some reason, emails sent from my bob at example.org account to
> john.doe at example.com work fine, while email to jane.doe at example.net seem to
> fail.
> 
> Is there a problem with periods?
> 
> /dev/rtcg
> 
> 
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