[Mimedefang] Re: Problem solved?

[Ben Kamen]

Scott Silva wrote:
> Ben Kamen spake the following on 2/15/2007 9:01 AM:
>> Something interesting I'd like to point out though:
>>
>> Feb 14 18:26:49 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548: <-- RCPT
>> TO:<ben at benjammin.net>
>> Feb 14 18:27:52 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548: Milter: rcpts:
>> <ben at benjammin.net>
>> Feb 14 18:27:52 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548:
>> milter=mimedefang, action=rcpt, continue
>> Feb 14 18:27:52 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548: --- 250 2.1.5
>> <ben at benjammin.net>... Recipient ok
>> Feb 14 18:27:52 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548: <-- DATA
>> Feb 14 18:27:52 bkamen-0 sendmail[4548]: l1F0Qihg004548: --- 354 Enter
>> mail, end with "." on a line by itself
>>
>> It appears the originating mail server (them not me) is still sending
>> the DATA command
>> and then hanging up anyway.
>>
>> Is it just me or does that seem like the originating mail server has
>> already sent the DATA command
>> without waiting for the "2.1.5 ..... Recipient OK" response and then
>> hanging up?
>>
>> -Ben
>>
> You can turn on greet_pause in sendmail and stop a lot of these.
> A 5 second pause is a good starting point.


I have that turned on anyway - this is a different issue.

This pertains to the originating server sending a RCPT TO: and not waiting
for the REPLY (I'm looking in the RFC for how replies are supposed to be handled..
SHOULD or MUST the originating server wait for them? ) and sending DATA anyway (which 
sits in a buffer somewhere) and then the server hangs up.

 -Ben