From: Minero Aoki <aamine@...>
Date: 2003-12-03T02:26:21+09:00
Subject: Re: protocol.rb (1.6) doesn't like VERP style addressing

Hi,

  In mail "protocol.rb (1.6) doesn't like VERP style addressing"
    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