Replies to apply@dmoz.org result in permanent fatal errors

As we've said to other people above, please keep trying at intervals until you get a more sensible response. There are no other solutions.

nmjpnetwork, I sent the confirmation mail for you (seven times) - the application is now queued normally. These guidelines explain what happens next.

Relaying

EDIT: This has been solved. Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I am receiving the same message and would greatly appreciate your help.
opendir - a8f19a4f8249575b5cc20b11c89bae18

Smiles & gratitude,

Lizzy

It's been nearly a month since the last "Relaying Denied" error was reported - I hope this means the issue has at last been resolved

Elper said:

...... just resend the mail one instance at a time, receive the "Relaying denied", resend - until you get either a success message or "can't find your ticket" - both of these indicate it worked.

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Surely, the ODP is not run on such a shoestring budget that they can not fix these fixable and irritating errors?

bladelink said:

--AOL Postmaster ----- The delivery status notification errors ----- <apply@dmoz.org>: host editors.dmoz.org[207.200.81.184] said: 550 5.7.1<apply@dmoz.org>... Relaying denied (in reply to RCPT TO command)

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Going by the error here,I believe you are getting this because your emailsettings are asking for a reciept, and the ODP mailserver (or account) refuses to issue one to you. Remove the request read reciept and this particular error will go away.

Surely, the ODP is not run on such a shoestring budget that they can not fix these fixable and irritating errors?

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AOL is aware of these errors.

Fantabublast said:

Going by the error here,I believe you are getting this because your emailsettings are asking for a reciept, and the ODP mailserver (or account) refuses to issue one to you. Remove the request read reciept and this particular error will go away.

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You are replying to quite old messages, Fantabublast. The poster you replied to had his problem fixed on the day following his original post.

Hello all,

It seems this "user unknown issue" is here to stay... I've been trying over twenty times to confirm my editor registration request and it still gives me a <apply@dmoz.org>... User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command)

Subject line of my mail :
opendir - http://www.dmoz.org/public/verifyemail?key=fe2573fb1216353b2728821b24efb310

Category I applied for :
World: Français: Commerce et économie: Commerce international: Services

Link to that category :
http://www.dmoz.org/World/Fran%C3%A7ais/Commerce_et_%C3%A9conomie/Commerce_international/Services/

I'll keep trying to send the mail as suggested above, of course, but considering the number of attempts already I have doubts it will eventually work at all....

Just out of curiosity, I pasted the http link from the mail subject to a web browser.... and the page that showed said "your e-mail verification is complete" ! Then refreshed the page, just to be sure, and I then got a "not a valid key" page. Does that mean that a workaround to that e-mail verification issue could be a simple cut and paste into a browser ??? or that my little try mixed everything up ??

Could anyone help ?

Thanks and regards,

Anne

Hard to believe, but this is a different problem to the earlier ones - you did the right thing copy/pasting, that appears to be the correct workaround, and your application is queued, awaiting review...
"your e-mail verification is complete" means it worked and "not a valid key" means it won't work a second time...

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Thanks for your help, now I can wait in peace.

AM

I also have same problem:

*** ATTENTION ***

Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its delivery. The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section labeled: "----- The delivery status notification errors -----".

The line beginning with "Diagnostic-Code:" describes the specific reason your e-mail could not be delivered. The following lines contains the
RFC822 header of the original email message.

Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail administrator.

--AOL Postmaster

----- The delivery status notification errors -----


<apply@dmoz.org>: host editors.dmoz.org[205.188.95.207] said: 550 5.1.1
<apply@dmoz.org>... User unknown (in reply to RCPT TO command)

My key=8f1b0e427ad4fe5aabfceaed3d548845

I think the problem is that you replied to the mail - it was just the link in it which needed clicking to verify... Which category did you apply for?

Elper said:

I think the problem is that you replied to the mail - it was just the link in it which needed clicking to verify... Which category did you apply for?

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Thanks for reply.

I apply to Category: Top : World : Bosanski : Zdravlje : Alternativna medicina : Pcelinji proizvodi

Instruction mail says that I need to reply, and to leave subject unchanged. Maybe that is translate incorrect.

When click to link I got message: Not a valid key

This is mail I received (I will translate):

//INSTRUKCIJE - molimo vas da ovo procitate pazljivo.
INSTRUCTION - please to read this carefully.

//Da bi zavrsili proces vaseg zahtjeva, molimo vas odgovorite (reply) na ovu poruku.
To complete your apply process, please respond (reply) on this mail.

//Slanjem ove poruke nazad vi samo potvrdjujete da je vasa email adresa ispravna.
Sending this mail, you just approve that your mail is correct.

//Nemojte mijenjati Subject liniju jer ona ima vas registarski broj.
Do not change Subject line because contain your serial number.

I believe this was an outdated mail - whatever happened, rest assured that your application made it and is queued normally...

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