Bug#293314: exim4: Exim fails to deliver messages from users like "ISOLCELL\patrick zanon"

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 02:51:29PM +0100, Patrick Zanon - Isolcell Italia S.p.A. wrote:
> Package: exim4
> Version: 4.34-10
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> Dear Bug Team,
> exim fails to deliver messages from users obtained from an NT
> authebntication server, like user "ISOLCELL\patrick zanon". I do not
> know if the problem is due to the slash "\" or to the space into the
> name.
> 
> Notice that the user home directory is
> "/home/ISOLCELL/patrick zanon/"
> 
> Messages are not delivered and remain into the queue:
> 
> "
> cvsserver:/home/ISOLCELL/patrick zanon# mailq
>       1CwImV-0000PK-18
>     *** spool format error: size=1016 ***
> 
>       1CwIoC-0000PS-3P
>     *** spool format error: size=733 ***
> "

How were these messages injected? SMTP, or /usr/lib/sendmail?

I would like to see the output file written by update-exim4.conf
--keepcomments --output some.file. Please make sure to remove any
passwords from the output before e-mailing.

The corrupt spool format looks suspiciously like an upstream bug :-(

Greetings
Marc

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