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Re: SMTP addresses in <>

  • From: William Herrin
  • Date: Fri Jan 04 11:12:29 2008
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On Jan 4, 2008 10:51 AM, Seth Mattinen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Our mail servers reject connections that don't follow the RFC. Am I
> wrong to do this?

Seth,

RFC 1122 (Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers)
section 1.2.2 (Robustness Principle):

                "Be liberal in what you accept, and
                 conservative in what you send"

Regards.
Bill Herrin


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