Hi,

this was caused when a mailing list was called sta...@something.com all the members of the root group on the mail server recieve a message failure, UNDELIVERABLE MAIL.

We are running mailing lists from a virtual account with the appropriate .courier files located in the the virtual users home directory. If you have an easier way of setting this up that won't break, please send. :)

Any help would be greatly appreciated, we need these mailing lists up ASAP.

-Andy

this is the entire log file chunk: Aug 21 08:43:07 host1 courierd: newmsg,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFB.00003B10 Aug 21 08:43:07 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFB.00003B10,from=<root@host1>,module =local,host=sta...@something.com!!1013!1013!/home/virtual/something.com/staff !!,addr=<sta...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:07 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=2, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierlocal: id=000A4D8B.39A13FFB.00003B10,from=<root@host1>,addr=<staf f...@something2.com>,success: Message delivered. Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: newmsg,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>, module=e smtp,host=something.com,addr=<jo...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>, module=e smtp,host=something.com,addr=<mik...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>, module=e smtp,host=something.com,addr=<andr...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>, module=e smtp,host=something.com,addr=<dyl...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>, module=e smtp,host=something.com,addr=<sco...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=3, inprogress=2 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFB.00003B10 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=2, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<jo nr...@something.com>: 555 Unknown MAIL TO: option VERP Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<jo nr...@something.com>,status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<mi kes@ something.com>: 555 Unknown MAIL TO: option VERP Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<mi kes@ something.com>,status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<an drew g...@something.com>: 555 Unknown MAIL TO: option VERP Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<an drew g...@something.com>,status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<dy lanr @something.com>: 555 Unknown MAIL TO: option VERP Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<dy lanr @something.com>,status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<sc ottw @something.com>: 555 Unknown MAIL TO: option VERP Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<staf...@something2.com>,addr=<sc ottw @something.com>,status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16,from=<>,module=dsn,host=,addr=<staff-b oun ce-...@something2.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=2, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: newmsg,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19,from=<>,addr=<staf...@something2.com>: 550 Use r unknown. Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19,from=<>,addr=<staf...@something2.com>, status: failure Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=3, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19,from=<>,module=dsn,host=,addr=<postmas ter

Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFB.00003B16 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=2, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: newmsg,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,module=esmtp,host=somethin g. com,addr=<jo...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,module=esmtp,host=somethin g. com,addr=<andr...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,module=esmtp,host=somethin g. com,addr=<sco...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: started,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,module=esmtp,host=somethin g. com,addr=<mik...@something.com> Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=3, inprogress=2 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8B.39A13FFC.00003B19 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: Waiting. shutdown time=none, wakeup time=Mon Aug 21 10:05:35 2000, queuedelive ring=2, inprogress=1 Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<jo...@something.com>: 250 Ma il accepted Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<andr...@something.com>: 250 Mail accepted Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<sco...@something.com>: 250 Mail accepted Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<mik...@something.com>: 250 M ail accepted Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<jo...@something.com>: delive red: aurora.cs.something.com [131.232.5.2] Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<jo...@something.com>,status: success Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<andr...@something.com>: del ivered: aurora.cs.something.com [131.232.5.2] Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<andr...@something.com>,stat us: success Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<sco...@something.com>: deli vered: aurora.cs.something.com [131.232.5.2] Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<sco...@something.com>,statu s: success Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<mik...@something.com>: deliv ered: aurora.cs.something.com [131.232.5.2] Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courieresmtp: id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B,from=<#@[]>,addr=<mik...@something.com>,status : success Aug 21 08:43:08 host1 courierd: completed,id=000A4D8D.39A13FFC.00003B1B