On 30/03/06, Adam Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2006-03-30, Nigel Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > That only works for mis-configured MTAs. A properly configured MTA would 
> > reject
> > a message destined for a non-existent recipient. It would not accept it and 
> > then
> > generate a bounce message.
>
> But when MTA(n) rejects a message that MTA(n-1) is trying to relay,
> MTA(n-1) has to bounce it, right?

MTA(n-1) shouldn't accept messages to invalid recipients in the first
place. If it has no direct knowledge of valid recipients, it should do
callouts.

Peter

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