[enum-wg] ENUM-capable email client?

Klaus Darilion wrote:
> Florian Weimer wrote:
>> * Carsten Schiefner:
>>
>>
>>> My question is: is anyone aware of a similar extension or even 
>>> built-in function of a mail client, so that an E.164 number would be 
>>> resolved to an email address?
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't this be part of the MTA, and not the MUA?  After all, it's
>> some kind of mail routing.
> 
> IMO the ENUM lookup should be done in the client before sending the 
> Email to the MTA. Because if there is no email address asscoiated with 
> the E.164 phone number, the client can show the problem to the user 
> immediately, wheras the the MTA would have to generate an error message.

oh - another point for the "User experience" section in an Enumservice 
definition...

cheers

alex