[ale] Trying to move to the command line.

Bruce L. Bryant bbryant at alltel.net
Wed Feb 13 16:06:21 EST 2002


Hello, all. Newbie here, again.
I've been trying to figure out how to use mail, or mailx. Have tried to
send messages to myself and to others. Keep getting this:
>From MAILER-DAEMON at toybox.alltel.net Wed Feb 13 15:01:59 2002
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:03 -0600
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON at toybox.alltel.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: bruce at toybox.alltel.net
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details

The original message was received at Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600
from bruce at localhost

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
bbryant at alltel.net
    (reason: 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mx01.alltel.net.:
>>> MAIL From:<bruce at toybox.alltel.net> SIZE=63
<<< 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist
501 5.6.0 bbryant at alltel.net... Data format error

    [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]

Reporting-MTA: dns; toybox.alltel.net
Arrival-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600

Final-Recipient: RFC822; bbryant at alltel.net
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.3
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist
Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:02 -0600


    [ Part 3: "Included Message" ]

Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600
From: "Bruce L. Bryant" <bruce>
To: bbryant at alltel.net
Subject: mail

does this get to alltel.
I've read all the HOWTOs and RFC's and all I am is confused.
TIA
Bruce
-- 
"Giving money and power to governments is like giving whiskey and car keys
to teenaged boys" --P.J. O'Rourke



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