On 9 Aug 2004 at 21:03, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > > If the receiving MX servers always knew all valid recipient addresses > > *at (E)SMTP connection time*, then there would be no bounces...only > > rejections. > > > > This solves the problem without introducing anything new to (E)SMTP. > > At the core, this solution ignores the concept and purpose of a backup MX > which is a reality and necessity for many companies where email is critical.
There is no reason a backup MX server can't know if an address is valid or not. -- Jeff Rife | "These are not scraps. These are historic SPAM bait: | remains of a once-great society of hair." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- George Costanza _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
