> Do the RFCs actually require that EACH domain on a multi-homed mail
> server feature the "postmaster" and "abuse" accounts? I had always
> assumed that the primary mail domain (the domain referenced in MX
> records) required them but that the other ("child") domains did not.
The RFCs do not make any distinction between "IP-ful" and "IP-less"
domains (which is actually what you're referring to, not "parent" and
"child," which are DNS-style terms). A domain that originates mail is
expected to have said role accounts.
> I appreciate the warning re postmaster requirement from receiving
> mail servers. Do they verify existence of a postmaster account at
> the sending mail server's domain, or instead, the sender's domain?
The sender's domain.
--Sandy
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