Re: [exim] RFC 1413 default on debian

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Author: Marc Haber
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] RFC 1413 default on debian
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:41:10 -0500, David Brodbeck
<DavidB@???> wrote:
>However, I have had problems with AOL sending mail to me with that 30 second
>delay in there -- some of their mail servers simply won't wait that long.
>30 seconds is also on the edge of what will cause callback verification to
>fail. It might be a good idea to trim back the timeout a bit.


It might be a good idea to be RFC compliant. So, if an ident request
comes in, be nice and reject it, or answer it. Droping it without
rejecting will grant you that nice delay, which is _your_ fault.

Sheesh.

Greetings
Marc
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