John A. Martin [jam(_at_)athene(_dot_)jamux(_dot_)com] wrote:
What I want to say is that _if_ "domain" already is a hostname for the
MTA (or can be made so without problems), then the MTA should say
"HELO domain" instead of "HELO mx.domain". The prerequisite is
already satisfied for many small sites.
I would sugest not encouraging the practice of using the name of a
collective (a "domain" in this context) also as the name of an
individual (a host). This pratice is just as wrongheaded in computers
as in real life, IMHO.
So, is "mehnle.net" a host or a domain? Please give reasons for your
answer.