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SPF and SMTP 551/251 result codes.

2004-03-26 10:48:01
We need to make the solution to the forwarding problem as unintrusive as
possible for the forwarding hosts. 

SMTP already has a potential answer -- the 551 result code which gives
an alternative address to use instead of the address which was given in
the RCPT TO: command. 

I think the SPF specification should make it clear that a forwarding
host, upon receiving mail from a domain with an SPF record, MAY return a
551 result code with the forwarding address. 

And of course that the SMTP client responsible for _sending_ such mail
MUST deal appropriately with such responses, by delivering the mail in
question to the newly-provided forwarding address.

-- 
dwmw2


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