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Re: [art] Auto-configuring Email Clients via WebFinger

"John R Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Thu, 18 July 2019 04:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: [art] Auto-configuring Email Clients via WebFinger
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2019, Paul E. Jones wrote:
>> What are the risks if the mail server and HTTP server are maintained by 
>> different authorities?
>
> I expect they would be in some cases, such as service providers that sell 
> simple web hosting services. That's another reason why people several years 
> ago suggested that we separate the initial inquiry from the follow-up that 
> actually returns the mail configuration data. That's how the example is 
> presented in my draft.

But in your draft, the initial response is often specific to the 
particular address, e.g., it has a personal and business version.  How 
does that help?  It still needs to know something about each address.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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