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Re: [Full-Disclosure] RFC and silent discarding of e-mails



Martin Mačok wrote:
Please re-read the message I wrote.

I was trying to paraphrase (rather ironically) the messages antivirus software sends to forged envelope senders.

3) SMTP server != SMTP filter. (RFC 3234)

I wasn't aware of this distinction; I've always considered the antivirus and spam checks as part of the SMTP dialog; I'd rather reject inline a virus-laden message than to accept-then-discard.

Thanks for pointing out the details!

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