> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:12:43 -0500
> From: victor.ducho...@morganstanley.com
> To: postfix-users@postfix.org
> Subject: Re: Invalid response code: 503 5.7.0 Error: access denied
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:08:19AM -0500, Wietse Venema wrote:
>
> > Wietse:
> > > I had a similar patch that I was going to post 30 mins ago when
> > > someone walked into my room:
> >
> > Victor:
> > > OK, we are on the same page then.
> >
> > George Forman:
> > > I've made the change to my local code base. Will this change make
> > > it into a 2.7.x release or 2.8?
> >
> > It is in Postfix 2.8. I haven't decided if this will be back-ported.
> > If I back-port every fix to every supported release then I would
> > not get work done.
> >
> > This fix is needed for a buggy client that fails to disconnect
> > after Postfix replies to RSET with an error status. It is unlikely
> > that OS distributions will pick it up even if I go through the
> > effort of back-porting and testing.
>
> That said, if you were feeling very generous, we've had a 2.7.2-RC2 in
> the wings for a while. The change to not send 503, when we really mean
> "421" is fairly safe. I would not object to inclusion in 2.7.2, (I don't
> think we need to go back to 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6).
>
> --
> Viktor.
As long as I know the fix is in 2.8 I know I don't need to carry my patch
forwardindefinitely. Having it in a 2.7.x release just makes my life easier
but I do understand Wietse'spoint of back-porting and I'm sure their are other
higher priorities issue.
Thanks for the quick response.
George
