* Simon Bell <aooi58@???> [2003-11-10 16:53]: > What do the rfc's say about this? Is it required that an mta has a
> non-forged helo/ehlo
Yes.
RFC 1123
| 5.2.5 HELO Command: RFC-821 Section 3.5 | | The sender-SMTP MUST ensure that the <domain> parameter in a HELO
| command is a valid principal host domain name for the client host. > and do rfc's allow a mail to be rejected for this reason?
No.
| [...]
| However, the receiver MUST NOT refuse to accept a message, even if
| the sender's HELO command fails verification.