[geeks] Email experts?

Greg A. Woods woods at weird.com
Wed Jan 9 11:31:50 CST 2002


[ On Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 12:04:48 (-0500), Big Endian wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Email experts?
>
> Simple enough... BUT there are complications... the app servers 
> connect directly to the relay.  The relay has to release the session 
> before the message is delivered or it kills the response of the app 
> server.

I don't see the problem.  SMTP _requires_ that the message be fully and
completely accepted on the relay box before it begins delivering the
message on its next hop.

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