Re: Code questions...

[Matti Aarnio <mea@utu.fi>]

> 10 minutes is the *minimum* timeout that RFC 1123 section 5.3.2
> permits during the DATA command, in practice the timeout should be
> larger.  Sendmail defaults to 1 hour.  See RFC 1047 for details.

	Look closer at the section you are referring to :-)

------- transports/smtp/smtp.c -----------
#define	TIMEOUT		(5*60)		/* timeout in seconds, per exchange */
#define ALARM_BLOCKSIZE 1024
#define ALARM_DOTTOOK   (10*60)
	/* RFC 1123 recommends:
	     - Initial 220: 5 minutes
	     - MAIL, RCPT : 5 minutes
	     - DATA initialization (until "354.."): 2 minutes
	     - While writing data, a block
	       at the time: 3 minutes  (How large a block ?)
	     - From "." to "250 OK": 10 minutes

	   I think we simplify:  5 minutes each, except "."
	   to "250 ok" which is 10 minutes.
	   Block-size is 1kB.   4-Feb-95: [mea@utu.fi]
	 */
-----------------------------------------------

The SMTP-SERVER does await 20 minutes for any command, and
10 minutes for each 1024 bytes received from the connection.

Are those values ok ?
Or should the "." to "250 Ok" be increased ?  How high ?

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> _.John G. Myers		Internet: jgm+@CMU.EDU
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	/Matti Aarnio	<mea@utu.fi> <mea@nic.funet.fi>