Re: Gateways versus routing (was Re: [Asrg] Re: Why SPF? ...)

[Dave Crocker <dhc at dcrocker.net>]

Alan,

>> That's relaying, Alan.

AD>   With respect, it's not.  The headers themselves prove it.  Going
AD> from bottom to top (I won't quote them), we have:
AD>   1) localhost sends a message to itself, as mail.nitros9.org
AD>   2) ietf-mx.ietf.org receives the message from mail.nitros9.org
AD>   3-5), mail bounces around within IETF
AD>   6) ietf.org sends email to you.
AD>   Your definition of "relaying on the net" includes a domain
AD> performing "SMTP forwarding" between trusted hosts within that
AD> domain.  I don't agree with this definition of relaying.


If you want to have a serious discussion, then you need to define the
terms you are using precisely.  I asked you about this and have not yet
seen your definitions.

The assessment I have offered is based on well-established use of terms.
You are asserting architectural terminology distinctions, without
defining those terms.


d/
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