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Re: clarification re 2821, s4.1.4

2002-08-17 11:04:05


on 8/17/2002 12:54 PM Arnt Gulbrandsen wrote:
You most certainly are allowed to reject connections from 
www.spammer.com.

You can reject the connection because the SMTP client's IP corresponds 
to www.spammer.com. Perfectly legal by the RFC. The HELO/EHLO argument 
never enters the picture.

I'm aware of that, but it's not what I'm asking about. I'm specifically
asking about using the EHLO identifier as a policy trigger. Under the
interpretations of the section as provided here, this is prohibited.

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