From: Andy Hawkins on
Hi,

In article <slrni5lh4t.vo1.pm(a)nowster.eternal-september.org>,
Paul Martin<pm(a)nowster.org.uk> wrote:
> I'd recommend a "helo xxxxx" first. Some smarthosts won't like it if
> you skip that.

I did consider that, but I've never had a server enforce it. YMMV of course.

Andy