> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David F. Skoll > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mimedefang] Greylisting and Primus > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David F. Skoll wrote: > > >>No, but we greylist after the DATA phase. > > [Amusing dialogue snipped]
It was rather amusing. > The problem with greylisting at RCPT time is that the > conversation goes like this: > > Man: Will you marry me? > Woman: Ask again later. > > Man: Will you marry me? > Woman: Ask again later. > > Man: I'm not waiting, let's consummate! > Woman: *Shoots man* Equally funny. But if Woman shoots Man, there wouldn't be a problem in the future, unlike MTAs which would come back for more. So in reality it would look more like: Man: I'm not waiting, let's consummate! Woman: *Punches man in head and knocks him out* ...time elapses... Man: Will you marry me? Woman: Ask again later etc... Too bad it didn't work like *Shoots man*, then I wouldn't have to worry about Primus after their first failure. > Or, in actual SMTP terms: > > C: RCPT TO:<x> > S: 451 Try again later > C: RCPT TO:<y> > S: 451 Try again later > C: DATA # What the heck, let's try DATA even though all RCPTS failed > S: 500 Silly client... Can't use DATA unless at least one > RCPT succeeded. > C: Waah!!! *Generates bounce message* Yah, I guess I'm going to have to modify my greylisting to run after the DATA phase. Stupid crappy MTAs! Thanks for the suggestion, and for listening to my vent. CU L8R... Todd A. Aiken Systems Analyst - Administrator ITS Department BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY Lennoxville, Quebec, CANADA HTML in email is like putting an air conditioner on a motorcycle. > > -- > David. > _______________________________________________ > Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and > http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang > _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
