Hello,
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 12:21:35PM +0000, Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> Read the bit before the bit you quoted:
>
> | A rule of thumb to determine
> | whether a reply fits into the 4yz or the 5yz category (see below)
> | is that replies are 4yz if they can be successful if repeated
> | without any change in command form or in properties of the sender
> | or receiver (that is, the command is repeated identically and the
> | receiver does not put up a new implementation.)
>
> -- the point about an over-quota error is that it is
> reasonable to expect a retry to succeed without action by
> either the sender or the administrators at the remote
> site. (Note that ``properties of the sender or receiver''
> refers to properties of the corresponding SMTP
> implementations in that sentence.)
How can you decide if it is reasonable to expect a retry to succeed?
You can't and the receiving side cannot make a decision that's always
correct either, but has more knowledge of the user's behaviour, for
example if the userhas not accessed the mailbox via POP or IMAP for a
given time. So the receiving MTA surely is in a better position to
make a decision.
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