Re: Changes to POP3

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From: Terrance Richard Boyes
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 00:00

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Paul Black <URL:mailto:paul@darwin.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Terrance Richard Boyes <tez@pierrot.co.uk> wrote:
> > >  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.
> > 
> > What I was hoping for was a lookup on 194.205.45.5.
> 
> And that is what it does.

No it doesn't. 

moss would be given at the HELO
194.205.45.5 is the IP address of the connecting machine
We do not have a DNS lookup on 194.205.45.5

> > AIUI moss.limitless.co.uk is the name given, 194.205.45.5 is the
> > actual IP address, these _may_ not match up.
> 
> They will, given the above.

In that one particular case that _may_ be the case.

However I suggest you investigate giving an incorrect response to
the HELO prompt sometime.

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<URL:http://www.pierrot.co.uk/>                                     Team AMIGA
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From: Terrance Richard Boyes <tez@pierrot.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Changes to POP3
Date: 1998/04/11
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