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ned.freed@mrochek.com Wed, 11 August 2004 00:42 UTC

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Subject: Re: draft-elvey-refuse-sieve-02.txt; http://wiki.fastmail.fm/wiki/index.php/SieveExtensionsSupportMatrix
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> On tir, 2004-08-10 at 16:18 -0700, Philip Guenther wrote:
> > I disagree: just because the text for the two may be different
> > doesn't mean I want to be forced to choose which of the two is done.
> > I would prefer to be able to say "do an SMTP-level reject if you
> > can with _this_ text, else send an MDN with _this_ text".

> I think "reject" should be deprecated.  it is never appropriate to send
> an MDN.  the tests available in Sieve today are not sufficient to have
> any chance of avoiding being an accomplice in a joe-job attack.

I certainly agree that using reject to block spam or virii is inappropriate.
But this assumes that this is the only think you'd use it for. There are
other uses - not all email is spam. At least not yet...

I guess I'm slightly in favor of a new command, but only slightly.


				Ned

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