Re: error 75, error 164

Sam Varshavchik <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:13:09 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.mail.maildrop
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

[email protected] writes:

> I am receiving the following error message:
>
> Delivery error (command maildrop 18470 error (75, .mailfilter(164):
>   Syntax error after ))) msg 4/1300 (24935 bytes) from
>   <[email protected]>, delivery error
>   (command maildrop 18470 error (75, .mailfilter(164): Syntax error
>   after )))
>
> but I have not yet spotted a syntax error in ".mailfilter".
>
> I do not know where to look for the definitions of errors number 75 and
> 164; searching with Google has not provided an answer.

75 refers to the exit code, which is EX_TEMPFAIL, which is documented in  
/usr/include/sysexits.h, it's part of the general email system domain  
knowledge.

164 is referring to line #164 in the .mailfilter file.

> And I am confused by the mismatch in the number of parentheses in the
> error message; there are only three opening parentheses but four closing
> parenthesis:
>
>    (command
>    (75
>    (164
>
>    164)
>    after )))
>
> Am I misreading the error message?

That question should be directed to whatever issued this error message. The  
formatting looks strange, almost LISP-ian. Almost looks like this is from  
emacs, and emacs is rigged to invoke maildrop to filter incoming mail, and  
emacs fails to properly parse maildrop's error message.

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