Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 04:30:13PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> getting. Sure, SMTP should have latency. But a modern SMTP system
>> shouldn't take hours to deliver an email.
>
> This isn't automatically true, and is explicitly contradicted by the
> relevant RFCs. I think it shouldn't be the _habit_ on such systems,
> but AFAICT it isn't.
AFAICT, it is.
And remember that we're talking about delivery *between two internal
relay machines*. Not delivery to the end user.
//Magnus