Pkg exim4 users - Jul 2007 - main option bounce_message_file doesn''t workwith Exim4 in Debian

Hi Marc,

When fetchmail forward to an unknown user ("SMTP error: 550 unknown
user"), the same happens : no care about the customized bounce message.

Could we consider that as a bug ? If yes, do you know where I should
report it ?

Many thanks for your help,
Bruno

> Here the details of what is happening :
>
> 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 SA: Action: scanned but message
> isn''t spam: score=-1.4 required=5.0 (scanned in 4/4 secs |
Message-Id:
> E1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 at mycompany.com
<mailto:E1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 at mycompany.com>). From <>
(host=localhost
[127.0.0.1])
> for myname1 at free.fr <mailto:myname1 at free.fr>
> 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 <= <> H=localhost
(mycompany.com)
> [127.0.0.1] P=smtp S=2883
> 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 => myname1 <myname1 at
free.fr>
> R=LocalBackup_router T=LocalBackup_transport
> 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 => myname1 at free.fr
<mailto:myname1 at free.fr> R=smarthost
> T=remote_smtp_smarthost H=smtp.free.fr [212.27.48.4]
> 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 Completed
Ok, this is a bounce generated by exim.
> bounce_message_file = /etc/exim4/bouncemessage
And this is your correct configuration.

It could be a bug in exim that bouncemessage is not honored by exim
when SA-Exim rejects a message. Does your exim honor your
bouncemessage for a different bounce, such as "unknown user"?

I am afraid that I run out of ideas.

Greetings
Marc

On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 09:49:10PM +0200, Bruno CAPELETO
wrote:
> When fetchmail forward to an unknown user ("SMTP error: 550 unknown
> user"), the same happens : no care about the customized bounce
message.
> 
> Could we consider that as a bug ? If yes, do you know where I should
> report it ?
For starters, can you give me your bouncemessage file so that I can
try reproducing the issue?

Greetings
Marc

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 09:49:10PM +0200, Bruno CAPELETO
wrote:
> When fetchmail forward to an unknown user ("SMTP error: 550 unknown
> user"), the same happens : no care about the customized bounce
message.
I cannot reproduce this. My exim honors the bounce message.
> > 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 SA: Action: scanned but message
> > isn''t spam: score=-1.4 required=5.0 (scanned in 4/4 secs |
Message-Id:
> > E1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 at mycompany.com
> <mailto:E1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 at mycompany.com>). From <>
(host=localhost
> [127.0.0.1])
> > for myname1 at free.fr <mailto:myname1 at free.fr>
> > 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 <= <> H=localhost
(mycompany.com)
> > [127.0.0.1] P=smtp S=2883
> > 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 => myname1 <myname1 at
free.fr>
> > R=LocalBackup_router T=LocalBackup_transport
> > 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 => myname1 at free.fr
> <mailto:myname1 at free.fr> R=smarthost
> > T=remote_smtp_smarthost H=smtp.free.fr [212.27.48.4]
> > 2007-07-27 22:06:45 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 Completed
> 
> Ok, this is a bounce generated by exim.
Actually, it is not. 1IEW5B-0001Ct-R1 was delivered to exim via SMTP.

This is a really locally generated bounce:
2007-08-12 22:03:06 1IKJeU-0001DP-UO <= mh at nechayev.example.org U=mh
P=local S=337
2007-08-12 22:03:07 1IKJeU-0001DP-UO ** foo at torres.example.org R=hubbed_hosts
T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<foo at
torres.example.org>: host torres.example.org [85.214.68.41]: 550 Unrouteable
address
2007-08-12 22:03:07 1IKJeV-0001DS-Ex <= <> R=1IKJeU-0001DP-UO
U=Debian-exim P=local S=1300
2007-08-12 22:03:07 1IKJeU-0001DP-UO Completed
2007-08-12 22:03:07 1IKJeV-0001DS-Ex => mh <mh at nechayev.example.org>
R=local_user T=mail_spool
2007-08-12 22:03:07 1IKJeV-0001DS-Ex Completed

I am now pretty convinced that the bounces you see are not generated
by exim.

Can you show me full headers of such a bounce message?

Greetings
Marc

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