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CVS Questions/Comments [was Re: Comparing apples to multiple, hypothetical oranges]

2004-07-01 12:25:43

"Hector" == Hector Santos <hsantos(_at_)santronics(_dot_)com> writes:

    Hector> - if the client domain is a bracketed IP liternal, it must
    Hector> match the sender IP.  Its an obvious spoof.

Stricly, that's not true, because the sender might be multi-homed.

Incidentally, AIUI, multihomed hosts are the main rationale behind the
prohibition in RFC1123 (carried forwards to RFC2821) against rejecting
mail because the source IP address doesn't match the HELO.

     -roy