On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:37:09 EST, Bruce Lilly said:
Incidentally, if you had initially stated that the extension in
question was AUTH, we could have pointed to RFC 2821 section
4.1.1 which specifically addresses command parameters such
as the one used with MAIL FROM when the AUTH extension is
in effect.
In the original posting, I *said* I knew that the text for some
verbs covered *that verb*.. It was the "general case" that I didn't see..
As it turns out, the brain damage goes further that I thought.. :)
An explicit requirement such as the one in RFC 3030 is appropriate
for BDAT because of the unusual potential for confusion. Likewise
for any specific extension with similar potential. But it's not
necessary in general because of the server's ability to send a
negative response.
Consider: EXPN. 3.5.2 says:
Since they were both optional in RFC 821, they MUST be listed as
service extensions in an EHLO response, if they are supported.
OK.. So we're still on the "it has to be in the EHLO" path, right?
However, 4.1.4 says:
A session that will contain mail transactions MUST first be
initialized by the use of the EHLO command. An SMTP server SHOULD
accept commands for non-mail transactions (e.g., VRFY or EXPN)
without this initialization.
Gaak. ;)
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