logging SMTPhandler Error

[Aahz]

In article <60de8d40-61f4-4ffd-bcef-749bf06675d0 at k19g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
Bev in TX  <countryone77 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Aug 23, 12:48=A0am, a... at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote:
>>
>> It's also not too difficult to do the moral equivalent with dnspython and
>> find the MX host for the domain you're trying to send e-mail to; that
>> usually does not require an encrypted connection.
>
>Thanks :-).  I'm not sure that I understand exactly what needs to be
>done, but I'll read the documentation and see what I can come up with.

Slightly expanded: most mail servers accept connections from any other
mail server for addresses that are hosted by them.  The MX address for a
domain tells you what mail server hosts that address.  By connecting
directly to the MX, your script is essentially acting as a mail server
itself.
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