On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Alex van den Bogaerdt wrote:
Where does it say the client should stop trying after a 5xx message?
And I mean stop trying the entire list, not just that one host?
4.2.1 Reply Code Severities and Theory
5yz Permanent Negative Completion reply
The command was not accepted and the requested action did not
occur. The SMTP client is discouraged from repeating the exact
request (in the same sequence).
i.e. the same seqence of commands, regardless of destination host.
Tony.
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FISHER: WEST OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4. FAIR. MODERATE OR
GOOD.