<DIV>Most alias are pointing to non-local  addresses. The problem occurs both for local and non-local real addresses, if and only if these are pointed by an alias.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The delivery confirmation works. But the <FONT face="Courier New">QDF file contains two "BA:" entries, one of which ("<B>BA: Postmaster</B>") seems to be incorrect (domain part is missing). Have you checked your queue after receiving the delivery of confirmation message?. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards.</DIV>

<FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <P align=left>Hello all,</P></FONT></FONT> <P align=left mce_keep="true"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">My Mercury/32 v4.72 running on Windows Server 2003 have a problem when processing delivery confirmation requests.　 </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2></P></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <P align=left>Steps leading to problem: </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>　　</P> <UL></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>In the Mercury server create an alias, i.e. alias@domain.com, pointing to any address, i.e. real@anydomain.com (anydomain can be domain.com or any other domain) </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>　　</LI></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>In your favorite MUA configure an identity with alias@domain.com as e-mail address (I have tested with both Pegasus 4.52 sending directly to Mercury and Outlook 2007 connected to an Exchange Server 2007 which is relaying to Mercury). </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>　　</LI></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>Send a test message -<B>requesting confirmation of delivery</B>- to any address (i.e. any@domain.com) residing on the Mercury server.　</LI></UL> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">What Mercury does on my system:</FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>　</DIV> <UL></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>Puts the message in the recipient user (any@domain.com) mailbox</FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>　</LI></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>Sends a Delivery Confirmation message to real@anydomain.com </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>　　</LI></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"> <LI>Creates a wrong job in the queue. The QCF file contains the Delivery of Confirmation message and the QDF file contains two "BA:" entries, one of which ("<B>BA: Postmaster</B>") seems to be incorrect (domain part is missing).　 </LI> <P mce_keep="true"></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">After remaining in the queue for an undetermined time, the job is processed and a delivery failure message is sent to the user designated as postmaster.　 </P></UL></FONT></FONT> <P align=left mce_keep="true"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">A bug? Can anyone reproduce this problem?. </P></FONT></FONT> <P align=left mce_keep="true"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Thanks in advance. </P></FONT></FONT> <P align=left mce_keep="true"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Regards.</P></FONT></FONT>

<blockquote><p><font face="Courier New" size="2"><font face="Courier New" size="2">A bug? Can anyone reproduce this problem?. </font></font></p></blockquote><p> I cannot but it am not sure what you are doing.  I have aliases pointing to different local accounts and when I send mail with the alias address requesting delivery confirmation it works for me.  Are your aliases pointing to a valid local domain?</p><p> </p><p> </p>