On Aug 29, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:

>> It's standard SMTP over tcp, typically with STARTTLS and AUTH.  I
>> imagine the udp entry is a historical artifact.
> 
> Plaintext SMTP over UDP would require that the MTA invents major
> parts of TCP, including the parts that deal with packet loss,
> out-of-order arrival, and flow control.

Good. Then I won't reconfigure my firewall until further notice...

-- 
Glenn English




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