Re: [dmarc-ietf] DMARC BoF at IETF 87, Berlin

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 7/1/2013 7:40 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Monday, July 01, 2013 04:12:00 PM Dave Crocker wrote:
>> Let me repeat:  better writing; no technical changes.
>
> I disagree.  I've been saying repeatedly that I think that the policy
> overrides are a layering violation that should be removed.  They are bad
> design.

Yes you have.

And where is the community constituency that supports that view?


> I'll add to that that having watched senders try to interpret XML reports they
> receive from different providers and understand the subtleties between them
> that while the mechanics of the XML schema are there, the semantics are not
> clear enough to provide for interoperable implementations.  Even among
> implementers who have worked together in dmarc.org to develop the schema,
> there are inconsistencies.

Not sure what you are suggesting, as technical work, for the reporting 
mechanism.  I also missed the demonstration of community interest in 
those changes, ideally on this list.


> I don't think there is anything in the two issues about that would force
> existing implementers to make changes, but I think that they are not purely
> editorial either.

Sorry for my confusion, but I don't know how to classify the changes 
that you seem to be calling for.

d/


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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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