Re: [EXIM] Received-Format not compliant to RFC 822?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Greg A. Woods
CC: Georg v.Zezschwitz, exim-users, service
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Received-Format not compliant to RFC 822?
On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Greg A. Woods wrote:

> I do:
>
>     H=x.y.z (a.b.c.d [1.2.3.4])

>
> because that makes more sense with the true IP and PTR result together
> in the comment and the HELO text always in the "from" parameter.


I see the point of that, but I have reservations because it means that
an unparenthesized name following H= might or might not be verified. As
well as being potentially confusing to humans, it also makes it
difficult for log-scanning programs.

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