From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 13:45:05 CST
"Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" <Shmuel@acm.org> noted:
> In <200003011901.OAA03935@darkstar.prodigy.com>, on 03/01/2000
> at 02:01 PM, davidsen@prodigy.com (Bill Davidsen) said:
>
> >May I suggest that the last paragraph read:
> > If an injecting agent determines that an address is not deliverable
> >or
> > not authorized to the poster, it MUST reject the article.
>
> "Not deliverable" is a bit broad. What happens if a mail server is
> down when you test? What happens if the mail server accepts messages
> to that address only if they are identifiable as replies to a
> news-group article? IMHO, any wording that refers to deliverable
> should make it clear that such cases are not to be rejected as
> undeliverable.
What I had in mind was "invalid address" rather than server down. Or no
such domain valid, or some spammer using abuse@prodigy.com as her from
address, etc.
Your point is well taken, please clarify to state the intent better if
you think it would be a problem. I have in my mind an actual rejection
rather than just a "not now" reply.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me