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From: owner-ietf-smtp(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org
[mailto:owner-ietf-smtp(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org] On Behalf Of Murray S.
Kucherawy
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:03 PM
To: ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: Mail Data termination
SMTP has always held
that the client is responsible for retrying delivery until the server
gives a 250 or 5xx back after DATA, at which point the server is now
responsible for the message.
Sorry, that's not quite right:
SMTP has always held that the client is responsible for retrying delivery until
the server gives a 250 or 5xx back after DATA, at which point the server has
either accepted or finally rejected the message; if the message is accepted,
the server is now responsible for its relay or delivery.