Re: Last Call: draft-klensin-rfc2821bis

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On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:53:37PM -0400, John C Klensin wrote:
> > 	It was obvious 20+ years ago that MX processing was broken
> > 	as there was no way to say "I don't want email".
> 
> First, it may have been obvious to you, but it wasn't obvious to 
> many of us.   In the general case, it still isn't.  But you 
> stated the situation exactly correctly.   "MX 0 ." means "I 
> don't want email".   "SRV 0 0 ." doesn't really indicate "no 
> service", it indicates "please do look for that service here".

	actually, it means the DNS admin doesn't want SMTP
	connections set to the indicated node.  

> While it is better than interpreting the lack of a bit in a WKS 
> record as "no service", it is still nothing more than an attempt 
> to use the DNS to say "please don't try a mail connection to 
> this domain".  

	right. 

--bill
Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and
certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise).

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