Re: Changes to POP3

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From: Richard Letts
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:00

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In demon.ip.developers James R Grinter <jrg@blodwen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> It might well cause a delay, but (your variant of) MMDF is already
> doing it:
> 
>  Received: from moss.limitless.co.uk ([194.205.45.5]) by punt-2.mail.demon.net
> 	    id aa0522976; 10 Apr 98 14:37 GMT
> 
> for a recent email of mine.

moss.limitless.co.uk was the hostname proffered in the HELO part of the
SMTP transfer, and not a reverse lookup of 194.205.45.5.  the SMTP standard
(and RFC1123) requires that you NOT reject the HELO part of the transfer,
and anything you put there is considered valid.

RjL
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| richard@illuin.demon.co.uk | Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
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From: Richard Letts <richard@illuin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Changes to POP3
Date: 1998/04/12
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