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Re: iesg comment re message submission in draft-ietf-grip-isp-expectations-03.txt





Patrik Fältström wrote:
> What I don't understand is what you win by separating this on two
> different port numbers.

With different port numbers, you can apply to the submit port a policy
of refusing all unauthenticated transactions.  On the same port, one
typically needs to accept unauthenticated transactions to local
addresses as this is needed for mail relay.  A policy of refusing all
unauthenticated transactions leads to a more consistent and
understandable user experience when unauthenticated mail submissions are
attempted.

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