SMTP protocol: error in function rcpt ?

[michalbundyra]

Hi,
First: sorry if my english is not perfect :-)

In my company, a project (currently in development) is using Zend\Mail with SMTP protocol to send email

When a mail is sent with multiple recipients (to, cc and bcc), the SMTP server checks email addresses, return a error code 550 5.1.1 if one doesn't exists and a exception is thrown by Zend\Mail\Protocol\Smtp => and the email is not send at all

BUT, in RFC (RFC 2821), it is said:

The second step in the procedure is the RCPT command.
RCPT TO: [ SP ]

The first or only argument to this command includes a forward-path
(normally a mailbox and domain, always surrounded by "<" and ">"
brackets) identifying one recipient. If accepted, the SMTP server
returns a 250 OK reply and stores the forward-path. If the recipient
is known not to be a deliverable address, the SMTP server returns a
550 reply, typically with a string such as "no such user - " and the
mailbox name (other circumstances and reply codes are possible).
This step of the procedure can be repeated any number of times.

https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mail/blob/master/src/Transport/Smtp.php#L224-L261
https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mail/blob/master/src/Protocol/Smtp.php#L285-L294
https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mail/blob/master/src/Protocol/AbstractProtocol.php#L326-L354

The email should be sent

Is it a problem in the smtp implementation ?

What do you think ?

I did a test with TELNET.

Connected to XXXXXXXXXXX
Escape character is '^]'.
220 xx.xxxxx.xx ESMTP (Ubuntu)
EHLO
501 Syntax: EHLO xxxxxx
EHLO xxxx
250-xx.xxxxx.xx
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250-STARTTLS
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250 DSN
VRFY [email protected]
252 2.0.0 [email protected]
VRFY [email protected]
550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table
MAIL FROM: [email protected]
250 2.1.0 Ok
RCPT TO: [email protected]
250 2.1.5 Ok
RCPT TO: [email protected]
550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table
data
354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
Subject: test

Test
.
250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 29AD1D60596
quit
221 2.0.0 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.

=> some recipients in error BUT email is sent

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Originally posted by @MadCat34 at zendframework/zend-mail#178

[alexmerlin]

Closing issue due to being inactive for more than 1 year.