jaso...@mail-central.com:
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> On Sun, May 1, 2016, at 08:07 AM, Wietse Venema wrote:
> > > > > using REJECT does NOT accept the whole message, and sends a bounce
> > > >
> > > > No, it doesn't. Please see RFC 5321 for how SMTP works.
> > >
> > > Not the point of my question at all, but right, I used the improper term.
> >
> > You start with a false premise (reject sends a bounce), and everything
> > that follows will be incorrect.
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> I used the wrong term, and said so. How does that make my question
> about DISCARDs 'incorrect'?
>
> If you're just going to be argumentative, just create a filter for
> my email and dump it to trash. You'll never be bothered by me
> again.
In the choice between reject and accept-then-discard, whether or
not bounces will be sent is the main determinant.
Because there will be false positives, accept-then-discard will
drop legitimate email. There is no such problem with reject: if the
client is a spambot, no harm is done; if it was a false positive,
the legitimate client will send a bounce message to the legitimate
sender. Therefore, reject is the safer action.
I don't want incorrect information on this mailing list. If you
must spread incorrect information, you can do that elsewhere.
Wietse
