Warning message from mail

2007-12-25 8:39:00

The original post:

> Any idea where this warning message is coming from?

> Some people get this when they send email internally.

> Any idea? Thanks.

>

>

> >

> > >>From MAILER-DAEMON@amnh.org Mon Dec 13 21:08 EST 1993

> > >Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 21:08:36 -0500

> > >From: MAILER-DAEMON@amnh.org (Mail Delivery Subsystem)

> > >Subject: Returned mail: Return receipt

> > >To: foo@amnh.org

> > >Content-Type: text

> > >Content-Length: 1127

> > >Status: R

> > >

> > > **********************************************

> > > ** THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY **

> > > ** YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE **

> > > **********************************************

> > >

> > >The original message was received at Mon, 13 Dec 1993 21:08:32 -0500

> > >from herp.amnh.org

> > >

> > >If you need help interpreting this error message, please first ask a

> > >knowledgeable person or postmaster at your site.

> > >

> > > Sincerely,

> > > -Postmaster General

> > > American Museum of Natural History

> > >

> > > ----- Transcript of session follows -----

> > ><tom@amnh.org>... Successfully delivered

> > >

> > > ----- Message header follows -----

> > >Return-Path: manage@amnh.org

> > >Received: from [198.116.4.13] (herp.amnh.org [198.116.4.13]) by

> > >science.amnh.org (8.6.4/8.6.4.287) with SMTP id VAA01884 for <tom@amnh.org>;

> > >Mon, 13 Dec 1993 21:08:32 -0500

> > >X-NUPop-Charset: English

> > >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 1980 07:42:45 -0600 (CST)

> > >From: "Manage" manage@amnh.org

> > >Sender: manage@amnh.org

> > >Reply-To: manage@amnh.org

> > >Message-Id: <27797.manage@amnh.org>

> > >Return-Receipt-To: manage@amnh.org

> > >To: tom

> > >Subject: sent date

> > >

> > > ----- Message body suppressed -----

Thank you for those who replied.

The solution is not to have the Return-Receipt-To header included.

The warning message is generated from sendmail when it sees the

Return-receipt-To header.


--
Thomas Wong, Network Administrator Email: tom@amnh.org
Interdepartmental Laboratories Voice: (212) 769-5311
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th street, New York, NY 10024

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