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Been Told
10-05-2006, 06:42 AM
Hi there,
a BH support person recently told me to check my error logs and here is what I saw in the main error logs table:

220-box165.bluehost.com ESMTP Exim 4.52 #1 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:49:45 -0600
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250 OK
250 Accepted
354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
550 Administrative prohibition
220-box165.bluehost.com ESMTP Exim 4.52 #1 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:49:55 -0600
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250 OK
250 Accepted
354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
550 Administrative prohibition
220-box165.bluehost.com ESMTP Exim 4.52 #1 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:50:05 -0600
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250 OK
250 Accepted
354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
550 Administrative prohibition
220-box165.bluehost.com ESMTP Exim 4.52 #1 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:50:15 -0600
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250-box165.bluehost.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP
250 OK
250 Accepted
354 Enter message, ending with "." on a line by itself
550 Administrative prohibition

That stuff doesn't make sense to me whatsoever... can anyone help me understand this?
Thanks in advance. :)
dixieau
10-06-2006, 02:48 AM
That stuff doesn't make sense to me whatsoever...


lol... googoo gahgah blah blah? *jkg - sorry - couldn't resist* gawd blimey I'll join the cue for this one, it might be the one new thing I learn today ;) Where do you even find the error logs?
Been Told
10-06-2006, 05:55 AM
Where do you even find the error logs?
There you go :)
thirstee
10-06-2006, 06:30 AM
I have a ton of these in mine. Does it mean somewhere its trying to send mail. COuld support tell me where it is coming from? Maybe my phpbb forum?

sendmail: No recipients found, aborting...
thirstee
10-06-2006, 06:31 AM
I have a ton of thee in my log. COuld this be my phpbb forum? Dont know where else to look for it!

Heres the line: sendmail: No recipients found, aborting...