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how_to:data_stream_contained_nul_character [2016/05/11 09:39] – paul | how_to:data_stream_contained_nul_character [2016/08/22 09:55] – [Version 6.16 or earlier] paul | ||
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For incoming SMTP, VPOP3 will reject a message that contains a NUL character and the sender should receive a delivery failure report. This is the correct thing to do when receiving an invalid message. | For incoming SMTP, VPOP3 will reject a message that contains a NUL character and the sender should receive a delivery failure report. This is the correct thing to do when receiving an invalid message. | ||
- | For incoming POP3, VPOP3 will not download the message, it will report an error message to the administrator, | + | For incoming POP3, VPOP3 will not download the message, it will report an error message to the administrator, |
So, the ideal solution would be for the upstream mail server to sort the problem out, as the problem is coming from there (they should either reject the message, or recode the message to base64 or quoted-printable encoding). | So, the ideal solution would be for the upstream mail server to sort the problem out, as the problem is coming from there (they should either reject the message, or recode the message to base64 or quoted-printable encoding). | ||
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- | **Note:** you should use VPOP3 v6.16 or later if possible. Earlier versions had a bug which meant this setting did work in every situation. | + | **Note:** you should use VPOP3 v6.16 or later if possible. Earlier versions had a bug which meant this setting did not work in every situation. |
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Keywords: null character 10506 | Keywords: null character 10506 |