From 1516a83452be483c67cd0a7f319cf8a1d6ff3371 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 17:44:11 +0000 Subject: Describe 550 better. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3697 --- fetchmail.man | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'fetchmail.man') diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 83ce7a4e..ff8b44c7 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1094,15 +1094,14 @@ Newer versions of return an error code of 571. This return value is blessed by RFC1893 as "Delivery not authorized, message refused". .PP -According to current drafts of the replacement for RFC821, the correct -thing to return in this situation is 550 "Requested action not taken: -mailbox unavailable" (the draft adds "[E.g., mailbox not found, no -access, or command rejected for policy reasons]."). +According to RFC2821, the correct thing to return in this situation is +550 "Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable" (the draft adds +"[E.g., mailbox not found, no access, or command rejected for policy +reasons]."). .PP -The +Older versions of the .I exim -MTA returns 501 "Syntax error in parameters or arguments", but will -move to 550 soon. +MTA return 501 "Syntax error in parameters or arguments". .PP The .I postfix -- cgit v1.2.3