[Mimedefang] Problem solved?

[Les Mikesell]

Ben Kamen wrote:

>> Client SMTP implementations that employ pipelining MUST check ALL
>>    statuses associated with each command in a group. For example, if
>>    none of the RCPT TO recipient addresses were accepted the client must
>>    then check the response to the DATA command -- the client cannot
>>    assume that the DATA command will be rejected just because none of
>>    the RCPT TO commands worked.
> 
> So if I understand this right,
> 
> Their server might be cruising along, but it's not waiting long enough 
> for the response to continue.

That's a matter of perspective... It is just as valid to say the 
response didn't happen soon enough.

> Nice. So in PIPELINING mode, they are just 
> sloppy... if they aren't really using pipelining, they are RFC2821 
> non-compliant.

Whether they use PIPELINING or not has to depend on your EHLO response.

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   Les Mikesell
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