David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

> Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 13 October 1999 at 00:50:49 -0400
> 
>  > Here it is.  I just went back and looked it up to be sure.  Section 2.4.1:
>  > 
>  > ===
>  >                    ... In general, a relay SMTP SHOULD assume that the
>  > message content it has received is valid and, assuming that the envelope
>  > permits doing so, relay it without inspecting that content.
>  > 
>  > ===
>  > 
>  > Well, this is stated right in the middle of a lengthy discussion on 8bit
>  > message contents/transparency issues, so they might be referring to that
>  > issue alone.  Still, something like that just jumps up and grabs your
>  > attention.
> 
> What leaps out at me is that it's about *relaying*, not about
> accepting mail for local delivery.
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Good point!

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