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Subject: SMTP forwarding [Was: "We do not relay" errors]
From: Chip Rosenthal <chip @ unicom . com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 22:01:39 -0600 (CST)
To: list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <3.0.3.32.19980215193003.00850630@hyperreal.org> from "Brian Behlendorf" at Feb 15, 1998 07:30:03 PM

Brian Behlendorf writes:
> On a related topic, why doesn't SMTP have a "redirect" response code, i.e.
> the equivalent of the 301 or 302 response codes in HTTP?

It does.  See RFC-821 section 3.2. FORWARDING.

	551 User not local; please try <forward-path>

I think the question you wanted to ask is why isn't it supported better? :-)

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