Re: [Asrg] MUA/Operator reporting address (was Re: Adding a spam button to MUAs)

Dave CROCKER <dcrocker@bbiw.net> Fri, 05 February 2010 20:48 UTC

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On 2/5/2010 12:39 PM, Chris Lewis wrote:
>> 2. Sub-domain
...
>> The address to be used is really an 'attribute' of the main domain,
>> and the underscore convention has developed as a way of defining
>> additional attributes for a domain name. In addition, the naming
>> convention does not run the risk of colliding with an existing use of
>> sub-domains.
>
> Problem with main domain is trying to figure out what it is, and it may
> not be the registered name. east.sun.com and west.sun.com may have
> entirely separate infrastructures even if you could derive "sun.com"
> from "blat.for.be.sun.com". So, it should at worst, be related to the
> naming of the infrastructure you actually use.

Sorry for being confusing.  I didn't mean to invoke the long-standing issue of 
the 'core' domain for an organization.

I merely meant the domain name minus its 'attribute' qualifier.  For the 
proposal you guys are making, that would be /all/ of the domain name of the 
incoming host.


>> Just to check: The choice between using an A or an MX is an
>> optimization, rather than strategic, yes? That is, either is
>> sufficient to the task, so a debate is about better?
>
> There are some specific technical advantages to an A for existance
> (enable TiS button), and MX for routing (where submission server sends
> it). Doing it that way around minimizes extra work, eg: many MUAs might
> not _have_ MX lookup code, but you know they have to have A lookup, so
> "A" is more convenient for what the MUA needs to do (light up the TiS
> button). The MX makes MTA routing work perfectly sanely. The A record
> doesn't even have to point at anything useful, because the MUA doesn't
> have to go there (and may not be able to), just exist.

I missed the fact that this was merely a flag and that the IP Address wasn't 
relevant.

In that case, this should be a TXT record.

d/

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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
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