Re: [Asrg] 0. General - Administrative - for M. Wild

[Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>]

On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:30:55PM +0200, Brad Knowles wrote:
> At 9:24 AM -0400 2003/08/27, Yakov Shafranovich wrote:
> 
> > 450 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [xx.xx.xx.xx]
> >
> > I do not have an rDNS address and use the IP address in the HELO
> > command for SMTP. Apparently your server is not accepting that.
> > Please let me know an alternative way to contact you.
> 
> 	Hmm.  Grist for the BCP mill.

And according to RFC2821, putting an IP as the HELO *IS* valid.
it is supposed to be an FQDN or an IP (in those cases where a machine
has no name [e.g. a dynamic dialup IP])  However, I don't accept
mail from HELO ip.ad.re.ss unless it's a LOCAL IP.

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