Ian Eiloart writes:
> --On 8 August 2008 13:06:00 -0400 rick pim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > in practice, one of the
> > prime advantages of greylisting -- the fact that it will never
> > block 'real' mail -- turns out, um, not to be true. there are so many
> > standards-noncompliant MTAs out there that greylisting does block
> > real mail. (this is one of the things that makes me crazy.)
>
> If it's not standards compliant, it's not an MTA. RFC2821 defines the
> behaviour of an MTA, and anything that breaks the standard can't expect to
> deliver email. That's our policy here.
you're preaching to the choir. unfortunately, some of the offenders
are high profile, fortune-500 companies. if l'il 'ol me gets told
"professor smith can't get mail from BloatedMegaCorp because you're
blocking it", it doesn't MATTER if they're standards-noncompliant, it
doesn't MATTER if they're not real MTAs -- i have to find a way for
professor smith to get his email.
(aside: there are many, many such examples.)
rp
rick pim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
information technology services (613) 533-2242
queen's university, kingston
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