[Asrg] where the message originated

Rich Kulawiec rsk at gsp.org
Tue Jan 13 17:46:19 PST 2009


On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:13:39PM -0600, Gordon Peterson wrote:
> That's a bogus argument.  You're basically saying that "someone else  
> will probably pick up on this" and using that as a (lame) excuse to lob  
> a grenade their way.

Perhaps you should review the SMTP protocol: sending a 5XX response
*refuses* delivery of a message.  It does not transmit (or retransmit)
a message.  It is difficult to see how one can be accused of "lob[bing]
a grenade" when one has never taken possession of it.

---Rsk


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