On 1/26/2007 11:22 PM, Claus Assmann wrote:
[[Is this the appropriate list to discuss this topic?]]
I would imagine that ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org is the right place to talk
about
the protocol, particularly if its going to be advocated for standards
track, but I'll deal with questions where I find them
1. the name is confusing and the new name isn't very helpful either.
Let's call it something like "Delayed-RCPT-Status" (DRS) or
"RCPT-Status-After-Dot" (RSAD).
deferred-rcpt-responses would be most descriptive but that's a bit greedy
given that command-line space is fixed. I don't really care what people
call it. Robots will be the 99.9999% use case and they won't care either.
Probably some kind of acronym like DRR or whatever would be most efficient
as far as that goes.
Best outcome I can see here is for a plurality of implementors to request
a specific name. Otherwise we are all going to be wanting our pet name so
any name is as bad as any other.
2. This is another confusing part:
6. The End-of-Data Response Codes
6.1. The 352 Response Code
6.2. The 353 Response Code
6.3. The Per-Recipient Response Codes
6.4. The Final Response Code
My understanding is:
352 is used for RCPT:
6.1. The 352 Response Code
The 352 response code is used by a server to indicate that the
mailbox address specified in the associated RCPT TO command
^^^^
353 is used for end of data.
So it should be:
6. Additional RCPT Response Code
6.1. The 352 Response Code
7. The End-of-Data Response Codes
7.1. The 353 Response Code
7.2. The Per-Recipient Response Codes
7.3. The Final Response Code
BTW: it probably should be
7. The End of Mail Data Response Codes
to match RFC 2821.
I changed the section 6 heading in the current draft. The additional
breakdown looks reasonable and appropriate so I'll do that in the next
edition if there's any real interest in pursuing this further.
--
Eric A. Hall http://www.ehsco.com/
Internet Core Protocols http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/coreprot/
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