On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Phil Chambers wrote:
> This illustrates an example of the old maxim of being liberal in what you
> accept and strict in what you send. It is a maxim that I am now very much
> opposed to.
Me too. Nevertheless, I have implemented code that follows the maxim,
because if you don't, too many things break.
> Have you done any tests to see if rejecting spaces between : and < will block
> many non-spam mail software and have you any idea when your patch may be
> available?
Even if such a rejection helps, it won't help for long; the spammers
will react.
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