Message contains invalid header

Martin.Hepworth martinh at solidstatelogic.com
Wed Jan 17 14:51:21 CET 2007


Viktor
Common issue here is invalid characters in the %org-name% setting in
MailScanner.conf. MailScanner uses this to try and make the headers a
little unique...

Eg
In MailScanner.conf

%org-name% = Acme

Inserts MailScanner headers of

X-Acme-MailScanner:

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Viktor Alders
> Sent: 17 January 2007 13:26
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: Message contains invalid header
>
> Hello,
>
> I have setting up a new postfix server and a  cyrus imap server a with
> Mailscanner and spamassasin. All messages comes in the hold queue of
> postfix and will be scanned by mailscanner. Now the problem is that i
> cannot receive e-mail on this new server and i get the following
message
> back:
>
> This is the mail system at host mail
>
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
> be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
>
> For further assistance, please send mail to postmaster.
>
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
> delete your own text from the attached returned message.
>
>                    The mail system
>
> (expanded from
>  ): data format error. Command output:
>     : Message contains invalid header
>
> What do i wrong. Has someone any suggestions. Many thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Viktor
>
>
>
>
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