Re: Interop problem: SMTP submission, STARTTLS, AUTH EXTERNAL

On 05/06/2010 06:36 PM, John R. Levine wrote:
> Well, gee, in your model one command triggers a state change. In my
> model, zero commands trigger a state change

IMAP assumes that one command does so. Are there any other protocols 
with the same feature? I don't know. IMO one example isn't enough to 
prove an idea bad, but two or three may well be.

> -- if you're externally
> authorized, you're authorized and you go ahead and do what you're going
> to do.

Except that you can't run any commands that have to be run before 
authentication, such as IMAP STARTTLS.

Arnt