#14269: smtpd now conforms to the RFC and requires HELO before MAIL.
This is a backward incompatible change, but since it is an RFC conformance bug
and all real mail servers that I know of do conform to the RFC in this regard,
I believe it is an acceptable change for a feature release.
Patch by Jason Killen.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 69388ca..94f3fc8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
Library
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+- Issue #14269: SMTPD now conforms to the RFC and requires a HELO command
+ before MAIL, RCPT, or DATA.
+
- Issue #13694: asynchronous connect in asyncore.dispatcher does not set addr
attribute.