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Re: Email Forwarder's Protocol ( EFP )

2005-02-22 03:50:43
At 11:35 AM 2/22/2005 +0100, Alex wrote:

On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 03:07:36AM -0700, David MacQuigg wrote:

> >Unless the IP gets an SPF PASS, the only way to do that is to issue an SMTP
> >REJECT.
>
> If the IP address is recorded in a header, then a bounce could be sent even > *after* the SMTP session is closed. Seems to me that an ability to relay a > delayed bounce may be an unavoidable requirement if forwarders are going to
> participate in an IP-authenticated transfer.

Why should a sending host also be a receiving host ?

Good point. The bounce should actually go to "postmaster@<sender's domain>" where the sender's domain has been authenticated. Note: The sender might actually be another forwarder, because we can't trust any headers prior to that point, even if they say Authenticated.

-- Dave



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