On Sat, Feb 06, 1999 at 06:25:21PM -0000, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
Exim 2.02 and above also doesn't wait for a reply after sending the QUIT. I
suppose other MTAs too will catch onto this idea soon.
> Peter van Dijk writes:
> > qmail-remote immediately disconnects after sending QUIT. This is in
> > violation with RFC821 section 4.1.1
>
> No, it is not in violation of RFC 821.
>
> RFC 821 _recommends_ that the client send QUIT and wait for the reply
> before closing the connection; but there are cases where sending QUIT is
> impossible, and there are good reasons to avoid waiting for the reply.
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