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Re: A couple of thoughts

2004-02-15 10:45:25
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, Mark wrote:

    MAIL FROM:<>
    RCPT TO:<b(_dot_)candler(_at_)example(_dot_)com>
    550 Bounce message is not cryptographically signed

Can therefore not be used in its blanket form (at least not without breaking
the world). As wayne pointed out, the message will need to be examined,
carefully, to ensure that we are indeed dealing with a real bounce message,
and not just another, also legit, SMTP probe.

They ought to be using VRFY. Something is very messed up here.

S.

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