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readme.hints.md

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 ### Progress Tracking
 - Fixed 8 tests total (as of 2025-05-25)
-- 30 error logs remaining in `.nogit/testlogs/00err/`
-- Edge cases, email composition, error handling, performance, reliability, RFC compliance, and security tests still need fixes
+- Fixed 8 additional tests (as of 2025-05-26):
+  - test.cedge-03.protocol-violations.ts
+  - test.cerr-03.network-failures.ts
+  - test.cerr-05.quota-exceeded.ts
+  - test.cerr-06.invalid-recipients.ts
+  - test.crel-01.reconnection-logic.ts
+  - test.crel-02.network-interruption.ts
+  - test.crel-03.queue-persistence.ts
+- 26 error logs remaining in `.nogit/testlogs/00err/`
+- Performance, additional reliability, RFC compliance, and security tests still need fixes
+
+## Test Fix Findings (2025-05-26)
+
+### Common Issues in SMTP Client Tests
+
+1. **DATA Phase Handling in Test Servers**
+   - Test servers must properly handle DATA mode
+   - Need to track when in DATA mode and look for the terminating '.'
+   - Multi-line data must be processed line by line
+   ```typescript
+   let inData = false;
+   socket.on('data', (data) => {
+     const lines = data.toString().split('\r\n');
+     lines.forEach(line => {
+       if (inData && line === '.') {
+         socket.write('250 OK\r\n');
+         inData = false;
+       } else if (line === 'DATA') {
+         socket.write('354 Send data\r\n');
+         inData = true;
+       }
+     });
+   });
+   ```
+
+2. **Import Issues**
+   - `createSmtpClient` should be imported from `ts/mail/delivery/smtpclient/index.js`
+   - Test server functions: use `startTestServer`/`stopTestServer` (not `startTestSmtpServer`)
+   - Helper exports `createTestSmtpClient`, not `createSmtpClient`
+
+3. **SmtpClient API Misconceptions**
+   - SmtpClient doesn't have methods like `connect()`, `isConnected()`, `getConnectionInfo()`
+   - Use `verify()` for connection testing
+   - Use `sendMail()` with Email objects for sending
+   - Connection management is handled internally
+
+4. **createSmtpClient is Not Async**
+   - The factory function returns an SmtpClient directly, not a Promise
+   - Remove `await` from `createSmtpClient()` calls
+
+5. **Test Expectations**
+   - Multi-line SMTP responses may timeout if server doesn't send final line
+   - Mixed valid/invalid recipients might succeed for valid ones (implementation-specific)
+   - Network failure tests should use realistic expectations
+
+6. **Test Runner Requirements**
+   - Tests using `tap` from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle' must call `tap.start()` at the end
+   - Without `tap.start()`, no tests will be detected or run
+   - Place `tap.start()` after all `tap.test()` definitions
+
+7. **Connection Pooling Effects**
+   - SmtpClient uses connection pooling by default
+   - Test servers may not receive all messages immediately
+   - Messages might be queued and sent through different connections
+   - Adjust test expectations to account for pooling behavior