Discussion of partial failure on delivery is in the wrong section that talks about Trace Header Fields

[aamelnikov]

Alexey Melnikov wrote:

4.4. Trace Information

4.4.3. Return-path, Non-SMTP Systems, and Gateways

The server must give special treatment to cases in which processing following the end of mail data indication is only partially successful. This could happen if, after accepting several recipients and the mail data, the SMTP server finds that the mail data could be successfully delivered to some, but not all, of the recipients. In such cases, the response to the DATA command MUST be an OK reply. However, the SMTP server MUST compose and send an "undeliverable mail" notification message to the originator of the message.

The above sentence has nothing to do with Trace information or gateways. I think the above paragraph should be moved somewhere under Section 3.6 ("Relaying and Mail Routing"), into the new section about Relaying that I recommended above when commenting on Section 3.6.2. Or alternatively move it into Section 4.1.1.4?

[aamelnikov]

Suggestion on the mailing list to move it to Section 3.3 instead.

[aamelnikov]

John prefers moving the text to 4.1.1.4

[aamelnikov]

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