Valdis, what is the garbage at the bottom of the page? Ken =================== At 12:34 PM 5/8/97 -0400, you wrote: >--==_Exmh_-1975136936P >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >On Thu, 08 May 1997 11:28:14 EST, you said: >> We run the MUSIC operating system as a guest under VM. Today I received >> the following reply when trying to send email from MUSIC via VM SMTP to >> AOL. >> >> VM.NMU.EDU unable to deliver following mail to recipient(s): >> <[log in to unmask]> >> VM.NMU.EDU received negative reply: >> 553 <@VM.NMU.EDU:[log in to unmask]>... Source routed envelope sender >> rejected (See RFC 822, section 6.2.7) >> >> Has anyone else seen anything like this? It was working last week and >> its my "belief" that I didn't change anything... > >(Am CC'ing this reply to several places - apparently more people are >complaining now....) > >AOL has decided to unilaterally violate RFC1123, sections 5.2.19, >which requires accepting source routes, in favor of an >as-yet-still-draft future standard that permits rejecting these. We >have already contacted AOL, and they seem to feel that the language in >RFC1123, section 5.2.6 which permits simply ignoring the source route, >is insufficient. > >We have been informed by Brad Knowles of AOL that they consider >section 7.5 of draft-ietf-drums-smtpupd-04.txt (still in draft status) >to be more important than RFC1123, which is in full standard status. > >Quite frankly, this is no way to run an Internet. Once the DRUMS >document moves up to Proposed Standard status or so, I'll support >AOL's right to implement it. But disregarding the standards in favor >of a draft is no way to do business, even if you do have the most >market share. > >-- > Valdis Kletnieks > Computer Systems Senior Engineer > Virginia Tech > > > >--==_Exmh_-1975136936P >Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > >-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- >Version: 2.6.2 > >iQCVAwUBM3IAiNQBOOoptg9JAQGhgwP9HTrEMfmOps0tLKofanOwdnW7vlfMx32V >xf4RfezAVEuJI9cA/4fxNWKcJP89nNttJtCa51q1H8gO6/AmC78Rd0YzKMMQ1xBo >SZ1+A538iNNdYjpb7ds0PzSzz+ns4X9CM7NIuyWlyev8Lvcu4FjpCMMvgT+GXRBi >0LbenpVHRy0= >=L8tg >-----END PGP MESSAGE----- > >--==_Exmh_-1975136936P-- > Ken Wieringo TV/IS Engineer Phones Local = 540-857-7584 Roanoke Valley Graduate Center VT campus = 13855 117 West Church Avenue Fax = 540-857-7371 Roanoke VA 24011-1905 Alt email = [log in to unmask] Email = [log in to unmask] at UVA = [log in to unmask] Amateur Radio n4lyo