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Re: 2821bis/ter and procedures (was: Re: retry question)


At 10:12 PM 8/7/2008, John Levine wrote:

Straw man:

  220 server

  EHLO foo
  250 whatever

  MAIL FROM:<a>
  250 ok

  RCPT TO:<b>
  250 ok

  RCPT TO:<c>
  450 try later

  RCPT TO:<d>
  550 no such user
c was temporarily rejected for policy reasons. d should not be retried. The DATA phase is only relevant for b. 


  DATA
  blah blah
  .
  554 ugh


There was one valid recipient. The 554 reply code is applicable to b only.


Which, if any, of b, c, and d get retried?  Why or why not?  What if
the 554 were a 450?


c should be retried.  b gets a permanent rejection because of the 554.

Regards,
-sm