On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 09:42:14AM -1000, Peter Kay wrote:
You raise a really good point: do we break SMTP compliance by lying?
We think that the fact that SMTP tells the truth is the heart of all the
spam problems in the first place.
by "lying" you've now broken any existing application that relies on
bounces for automated clean up.
Suddenly, anyone using your solution for mail sent from an email list
will be removed from that list the first time they get mailed and
you respond with the 550. now they have to resubscribe again.
lather. rinse. repeat.
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