On Thu, 8 May 1997, Brad Knowles wrote:

} Your message dated: Thu, 08 May 1997 16:07:42 EDT
}
} > - I merely object to rejecting mail based on a source route appearing in the
} >   MAIL From: command.
}
}     Object all you want.  It was already a "SHOULD NOT generate"
} in RFC 1123 (over six years ago), and the practice is becoming more
} and more deprecated as the days go by.

RFC1123 also stated that the target location "MUST accept" mail with source
routes.

        @mail.cerf.net:[log in to unmask]

While AOL MUST accept mail address as shown, CERF is not obligated to
implement a mail relay function and need not accept mail as addressed. Nor
would AOL be obligated if the address were

        @aol.com:[log in to unmask]

The latter would be "trespass of chattel".  The former "breach of contract".

Now if only something could be done about the a.mx....

Merton Campbell Crockett
Hasenthaler InfoSysteme