Re: regarding illegally formed address and commands

"D. J. Bernstein" <djb@koobera.math.uic.edu> Wed, 25 December 1996 20:48 UTC

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From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@koobera.math.uic.edu>
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Subject: Re: regarding illegally formed address and commands
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> So far, Dan Bernstein has given the only answer: accept it and then
> decide what to do with it at a later date.  He recommended this for
> the MAIL FROM, but not RCPT TO.

No, that isn't what I said.

I don't have the patience to continue trying to explain this to you.

---Dan
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