Re: Changes to POP3

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

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Rich Wood <news@dynamite.org> wrote:
> In <6gqki9$put$1@illuin.demon.co.uk>, Richard Letts
> <richard@illuin.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>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. 
> <snip>
> 
> Incorrect. The punts silently drop what you enter at HELO, and instead
> put the reverse lookup of the connecting IP address.

sorry, you're right. post.demon.co.uk uses what is in the HELO. I assumed
the punts did the same as post but obviously they don't.

Richard
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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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