Hi all...
I had a sudden thought hit me a couple of days back, and I know I'm
not the only one who's ever thought this, but I don't remember seeing
this thread ever appear, so I thought I'd ask for some opinions.
Is there any standard which says what domains I should receive mail
for? ie does any standard say I should receive mail addressed to my IP
address, or the reverse lookup of my IP address? Now I know if I want
e-mail from automated systems (such as the dreaded ORBS) then I would
have to accept mail for the reverse lookup of the IP address, but does
any standard actually say I have to? And if it doesn't, how can ORBS
and other mail abuse databases be allowed to run if their e-mail to
postmaster@[200.55.55.55], to notify the admin of an open relay, can't
be delivered to the actual postmaster?
Just a question from a curious me :)
Brett.
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Computing. Useful in sentences like, "We had better develop an ADA
awareness."
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