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authorJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2014-03-16 17:22:56 +0000
committerJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2014-03-16 17:22:56 +0000
commit511a6c14924b5e931d67c4257ee7592dcc6ef49e (patch)
treed78e43d4c8902208a399daafce8c46cb247d3bf0 /doc/doc-docbook
parente8793bad207763b266bedcb9d859e238b6a3a04e (diff)
Support transport-added headers under cutthrough delivery. Bug 1431
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
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+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -27330,8 +27330,12 @@ from one SMTP connection to another. If a recipient-verify callout connection i
requested in the same ACL it is held open and used for the data, otherwise one is made
after the ACL completes.
-Note that routers are used in verify mode. Note also that headers cannot be
+Note that routers are used in verify mode,
+and cannot depend on content of received headers.
+Note also that headers cannot be
modified by any of the post-data ACLs (DATA, MIME and DKIM).
+Headers may be modified by routers (subject to the above) and transports.
+
Cutthrough delivery is not supported via transport-filters or when DKIM signing
of outgoing messages is done, because it sends data to the ultimate destination
before the entire message has been received from the source.