On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Soenke Ruempler wrote:

> On 30.10.2006 19:20, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> 
> > How many would appreciate per-RCPT SMTP filter capabilities?
> 
> I'm voting for this, too. But how is your idea of implementation if more
> than one RCPTS are given by the client?

Post-RCPT filters are executed after each RCPT_TO submitted by the SMTP 
client. You have the ability to validate them on a per-RCPT basis.



> I guess the filter will be executed once for every RCPT - the .tab file
> would be like this:
> 
>  "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<tab>"binary"<tab>"@@FILE"...
>  "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<tab>"binary"<tab>"@@FILE"...
> 
> Just for understanding some example case:
> 
> I have a spam filter that's user-based and can reject mails at SMTP
> stage. I want to execute it at SMTP POST-DATA stage. Now a mail arrives
> with, say, 2 RCPT's. Both have a filter line in the new SMTP filter system.
> 
> Filter is executed for RCPT A - and passed.
> Filter is executed for RCPT B - and rejected (higher spam level than Aor
> smth.).
> 
> Now the entire mail with be rejected, won't it? I know, that's nature of
> SMTP - it's only for understanding.

No, one recipient is valid, so the SMTP client is allow to issue a DATA 
command and have the content delivered to the valid recipient. This for an 
MTA point of view. What MUAs do, is not up to me ;)


- Davide


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