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Re: Recap Issues 0b/21/25

2007-04-30 09:22:23

David F. Skoll <dfs(_at_)roaringpenguin(_dot_)com> wrote:

I think it should read something like this:

      In either case, a formal handoff of responsibility for
      the message occurs: the protocol requires that a server
      MUST accept responsibility for either delivering a
      message or properly reporting the failure to do so.

      A proper failure report SHOULD consist of a notification sent
      to the Return-Path of the original message.  Where this is not
      possible (because of a blank Return-Path) or not desirable
      (because the Return-Path is untrusted for local policy
      reasons), the server MUST record enough information for a
      human operator to reconstruct the nature of the delivery
      failure, the original Return-Path and the addresses of the
      original recipients.

   Sending an NDN in the case where MailFrom is blank is already
prohibited (isn't it?); so that clause is not necessary. Other than
that, I could live with this.

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John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>