Subject: RE: Keep SMTP Client Alive [: Re: Activation points and callout m odes]

From: Eric Burger <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:59:57 -0500

Note this is a hack; many clients don't look at lines with '-', but that is
not necessarily normative behavior.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email-masked]
> [mailto:[email-masked]]On Behalf Of Hector Santos
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:38 AM
> To: [email-masked]
> Cc: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: Keep SMTP Client Alive [: Re: Activation points 
> and callout
> modes]
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: [email-masked]
> To: <[email-masked]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:36 PM
> 
> 
> > Hector Santos wrote:
> > > The "150-" was required, so test #2 was successful:
> > >
> > >     C: DATA
> > >     S: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
> > >     S: 150-Please Wait
> > >     S: 250 Message accepted for delivery. (bytes: 2573)
> > >     C: QUIT
> > >
> > > Outlook accepted the "150-" without any error and waited 
> for the 250
> > > response.
> >
> > A 250- should have worked as well.
> >
> 
> That was my first natural thought and trial.  Just like in FTP.
> 
> The client in this case, didn't like that.
> 
> Personally, I think this is better this way because you don't 
> know what the
> eventual response code might be.
> 
> This is the problem with the FTP continuation codes.   If I 
> recall, the
> first
> continuation code provided must be the same across all 
> remaining responses
> and the
> final response code.  It doesn't have a "150" like concept.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Hector Santos, CTO
> Santronics Software, Inc.
> http://www.santronics.com
> 305-431-2846 Cell
> 305-248-3204 Office
>