Re: draft-kucherawy-greylisting-bcp

"Tim Kehres" <tim@kehres.com> Wed, 26 October 2011 15:39 UTC

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Subject: Re: draft-kucherawy-greylisting-bcp
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:39:47 +0800
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> Greylisting is not a protocol, according to any definition I know.
>
> There is no way to test "interoperability".

Another reason IMHO it should not be tied to any SMTP Extension proposal. 
It is more a methodology subject to local site requirements than a protocol. 
The proposed BCP outline looks like a good start in at least documenting the 
issues (greylisting).

Best Regards,

-- Tim