--On 2 June 2010 10:48:03 -0400 "John R. Levine" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> given the recent discussions, it seems to me that people want to have a >> definition of what 'discard' means in the context as described above. As >> a non-native English speaker (or what's the right term?) I suppose (but >> am not sure) the word 'discard' can have multiple meanings (apart from >> 'To throw away'). Otherwise 'silently discard' would be a pleonasm, >> isn't it? > > Your English is fine. "Discard" means throw away. And, to "silently discard" is to discard without informing anyone. It means, for example, that you don't also generate a bounce message, or a notification to the recipient. My guess is that the phrase "the domain encourages the recipient(s) to discard it" is intended to refer to a silent discard. Otherwise it would say "bounce" (which I take to mean "discard and notify the sender). "Bounce" is an unlikely recommendation, since most people don't like to bounce messages of uncertain origin these days. I guess you might bounce if it you had an SPF pass. > R's, > John > _______________________________________________ > NOTE WELL: This list operates according to > http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex 01273-873148 x3148 For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/ _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
