True, there is nothing to say that the scenario I painted couldn't be done in session. Just because logically it was a number of steps, doesn't mean that it actually had to happen as separate processes.
I agree, that is must be done in session. I have used Novell's GroupWise and it *always* does it out of session, even the checking of <rcpt to>. So I know how painful that can be. Rob :-) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Francesco Vertova Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [xmail] Re: Thoughts on mail processing with Xmail. At 00.57 18/02/06, you wrote: >It seems that the quota check is done on smtp processing, but should be >done at other times too. > >I'd like to see a change in the way Xmail processes mail, so that >whenever a movement of mail occurs, all checks are done. I see a problem here: checking mailbox quotas outside of SMTP conversation would require XMail to generate a bounce (according to both RFCs and common sense if you say OK at SMTP time and then fail to deliver, you should inform the sender). And, in the age of forged return addresses, a bounce is most often spam. Think of a mailing list: how can XMail say: "I accept for member A (under quota) and reject for member B (over quota)" at SMTP time? Ciao, Francesco - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
