Re: orbs.org accuses qmail of mailbomb relaying!

[John White]

On Fri, Jul 21, 2000 at 10:30:41AM -0400, Mark Mentovai wrote:
> That's very easy on a host-by-host basis, and I use it for certain setups.  
> The problem is that there shouldn't be any "domain in question," an MTA
> should make efficient use of a limited number of SMTP sessions when
> transferring mail to any other MTA.
 
Why?

I'm not trying to be too much of a smartass here, but you're
projecting your ideas about nice network usage onto the
smtp protocol, which doesn't demand it.

How is this accumulation supposed to occur?  Per queue injection?
Over a time period?  How long of a time period?  As long as we're
being good neighbors, should the mta lookup the mx for each 
recipient and accumulate by mx?  What should we do if the dns
gives us a 0 ttl for the mx?

While you ponder the answer to those questions, qmail will have
delivered the mail. 

John