Email issues to a specific email provider (bellsouth.net) failing with "stat=Data format error"

Solution 1:

Suggested debug procedure for deliveries to example.net :

  1. Use mailertable entry below to select dsmtp mailer for deliveries to example.net:

    examle.net  dsmtp:%0
    

It will put message to example.net in queue without delivery attempt

  1. As root push queened messages for example.net in verbose mode (with smtp session transcript). Execute the command below in terminal:

    sendmail -v -qRexample.net