Protocol.rb (1.6) doesn't like VERP style addressing

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I am using NET::SMPT to send messages with VERP style addressing:

my-newsletter+me=example.com@example.com

And I get:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/protocol.rb:221:in error!': 501 "501 Bad address syntax" (Net::ProtoSyntaxError) from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/protocol.rb:385:inreply_must’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/protocol.rb:376:in check_reply' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/protocol.rb:390:ingetok’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/smtp.rb:357:in mailfrom' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/smtp.rb:357:inatomic’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/smtp.rb:357:in mailfrom' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/smtp.rb:298:indo_ready’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/smtp.rb:281:in `send_mail’

I have ruby 1.8 on my development machine (os x) and it seems to be
fixed in 1.8. My production machine is FreeBSD and upgrading ruby to
1.8 on freeBSD was a convolluted process last time I tried (anyone have
suggestions for this?). Is it possible to just Upgrade protocol.rb?

culley

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Hi,

In mail “protocol.rb (1.6) doesn’t like VERP style addressing”

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culley harrelson culley@fastmail.fm wrote:

I am using NET::SMPT to send messages with VERP style addressing:

my-newsletter+me=example.com@example.com

And I get:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/net/protocol.rb:221:in `error!': 501 "501 Bad

I have ruby 1.8 on my development machine (os x) and it seems to be
fixed in 1.8. My production machine is FreeBSD and upgrading ruby to
1.8 on freeBSD was a convolluted process last time I tried (anyone have
suggestions for this?). Is it possible to just Upgrade protocol.rb?

Impossible.
Please edit your protocol.rb directly.

Regards,
Minero Aoki

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Impossible.
Please edit your protocol.rb directly.

Regards,
Minero Aoki

Hi Minero,

I upgraded my FreeBSD machine to 1.8 and now I am getting this:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:619:in `check_response’: 501 Bad
address syntax (Net::SMTPSyntaxError)

Locally I have: smtp.rb,v 1.64
and in production I have: smtp.rb,v 1.69

So it looks like that was a change between 1.64 and 1.69 that flags VERP
addressing as invalid.

culley

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/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:619:in `check_response’: 501 Bad
address syntax (Net::SMTPSyntaxError)

Oops! This was my bug-- sorry to bother you.

culley