Re: LMTP-style ESMTP extension (was: [Asrg] pre-rfc thought balloon: ESMTP DATAFIRST)

[Tony Finch <dot at dotat.at>]

"william(at)elan.net" <william at elan.net> wrote:
>
>I'm not a fan of what you proposed with separate keyword just to
>check status. I'd much rather have this as separate DATA commands
>if done at all.

That doesn't work because there isn't an extension mechanism for
adding parameters to the DATA command, so it means your extension
must duplicate all the other DATA-like commands, i.e. DATA, BDAT,
BURL, and you must revise your spec whenever a new DATA-like
command is introduced. This is not a good long-term strategy.

Your suggestion of a STATUS parameter on the RCPT command is not
bad, but the problem is that the client doesn't know which recipients
have differing content-filter options, so it doesn't know which RCPT
commands do or do not require the parameter.

Tony.
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