But Pop-Before-SMTP utilizes existing, easily implementable standards. Not all mailers understand or can make use of SMTP AUTH, and it's not necessarily an easy thing to properly implement.
On Thu, 16 May 2002, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 16-May-2002/20:59 -0400, Mike Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [about POP-before-SMTP vs SMTP AUTH] > >not to be argumentative, but why is one necessarily more preferable than > >the other? > > Because POP before SMTP is a kludge. SMTP AUTH is part of the standard. > > Tony > - -- > Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D > AOL/Yahoo Chat: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> > Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x6C94239D > > iD8DBQE85Fw8pCpg3WyUI50RAu8UAKCp4P8yTdW/JQdZd3KpWvyFtirMNACdEWiv > UGZ+dGvZ5GpjZNpqpDwpSXg= > =dKJx > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
