On 5/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <QUESTION> what would be the implication for multiple recipient
> connections if each additional recipient generated a 4xx error?</QUESTION>
> 
>         Would the sending server DATA for the first recipient and
> reconnect for the next ones?

That what they're supposed to do.  There could be delays, or failure, depending
on the sender's software.
 
>         Would it depend on the actual error code?
> 
>         Would it retry, later, and do the same thing again? (I'd hate to
> see it keep doing this until a timeout, only to fail completely, when only
> some of the recipients wanted to reject the connection.)

the one that succeeded should not get tried again.


-- 
David L Nicol
Like a bird on a wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

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