Re: [ietf-smtp] [dispatch] Forced SMTP redirects

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Tue, 16 March 2021 20:21 UTC

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From: Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net>
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Subject: Re: [ietf-smtp] [dispatch] Forced SMTP redirects
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On 3/16/2021 12:52 PM, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> Sure, but I worry that these are somewhat brittle,


Well, we have decades of operational experience.

Where is documentation that demonstrates this brittleness?


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Dave Crocker
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