Re: [apps-discuss] SMTP reply codes and nullMX (was: Re: Last minute concern on nullmx draft)

"Rolf E. Sonneveld" <R.E.Sonneveld@sonnection.nl> Mon, 15 September 2014 19:55 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] SMTP reply codes and nullMX (was: Re: Last minute concern on nullmx draft)
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On 09/14/2014 11:29 PM, John Levine wrote:
>> I.e. the only zero-length label is the label that terminates a series of
>> labels (i.e. the root label).
> Yes, that's the one that nullmx uses.
>
> I don't understand what you think is wrong here.

nothing wrong, the zero-length label and the single dot were a bit 
confusing, but after re-reading the draft and RFC1035 it's now clear to 
me that draft and RFC1035 are coherent ;-).

/rolf