G?bor L?n?rt:
> On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 02:30:10PM +0200, Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote:
> > > > This is all very standard behaviour for an MTA. Recipient checking is
> > > > a very common task for most Postfix users. Regardless of what you
> > > > expect or want, SMTP is a store-and-forward protocol - queues are a
> > > > strong component for an MTA.
> > >
> > > I don't think so, SMTP itself is just a protocol, you can use it without
> > > having and storage too. It's another question that how useful it is then
> > > ...
> >
> > SMTP is a store-and-forward protocol, it does require queues. You cannot
> > simply wave aside this requirement.
Reminds me of DECNET. When sending mail, the mail command would
not accept the message while the destination was down.
Wietse
