Re: [Exim] HELO syntax check

On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Chris Edwards wrote:
>
> Exim checks the syntax of HELO and EHLO commands for incoming SMTP mail,
> and gives an error response for invalid data
>
> which I suppose it does. But this is hardly rejecting the mail. Shurely
> it needs to 550 every subsequent RCPT command ?

I'd think so too... (well, either reject on mail from or rcpt to). "550
Polite MTAs say hello first" would be nice.

Paul