Re: Processing after the end of DATA

[John C Klensin]

--On Monday, August 09, 2010 17:40 -0700 Dave CROCKER
<dcroc...@bbiw.net> wrote:

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> On 8/9/2010 5:36 PM, Tony Hansen wrote:
>> On the flip side is this:
>> 
>> 4.5.3.2.6. DATA Termination: 10 Minutes.
> 
> I can understand thinking that this is a 'flip' side, but as I
> recall, there was different intent that drove the two-three
> rules.
> 
> The core problem with doing any serious processing after
> crlf.crlf is that it can take an unbounded amount of time,
> plus Internet delays can get interesting.   All of which can
> run things up to the timeout when that's not intended.
> 
> A big timeout is not meant to mean that one can take lots of
> time...

That is certainly how I've always understood it.

   john