Re: [dmarc-ietf] Response to a claim in draft-crocker-dmarc-author-00 security considerations

Jim Fenton <fenton@bluepopcorn.net> Sat, 18 July 2020 17:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dmarc-ietf] Response to a claim in draft-crocker-dmarc-author-00 security considerations
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On 7/18/20 1:45 AM, Alessandro Vesely wrote:

> DMARC filtering is designed to operate at the (edge) MX, not MUA.  If
> applied consistently, it grants a well defined kind of protection. 
> That is just a building block, not a silver bullet.  Our problem is
> that DMARC filtering cannot be applied consistently, because of MLMs. 
> Lowering DMARC's contractual obligations is not a proper solution.
>
>
You lost me there. What do you mean by "DMARC's contractual obligations"?

-Jim