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Re: [Asrg] pre-rfc thought balloon: ESMTP DATAFIRST

2006-06-05 14:58:15
David Nicol wrote:
When a server identifies itself as supporting the DATAFIRST extension,
the SMTP transaction may be re-ordered from MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA
to MAIL FROM, DATA, RCPT TO

So you'll have to accept the data even though there may be no valid recipient?

I'd think an extension where the responses to RCPT was delayed until after DATA would be much more useful! That way you could reject DATA if there has been no valid recipients, while keeping the ability to do per-recipient content scanning.


        Bob

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