Re: [dmarc-ietf] Two basic Issues to address to help complete DMARCbis

[Alessandro Vesely <[e-mail]>]

On Sun 23/Apr/2023 19:20:06 +0200 Hector Santos wrote:
> On 4/23/2023 6:10 AM, Alessandro Vesely wrote:
>>
>> Meanwhile, digressions about ATPS and similar schemes can help casting some 
>> light on future evolution.  From: rewriting cannot be the final solution; it 
>> is a temporary hack.  Digressions don't slow down the publication, as 
>> discussions about actual text quickly prevail.  They are just a mean to help 
>> convergence toward a common vision of the future.
>
> With each year, that "temporary hack" becomes the new normal and it will be 
> harder to clean up. It is not the right way and I don't  its too late to 
> reverse.  However, it has been 17 years and DMARCbis is not finished without 
> some clean up in this area.
>
> First, Section 4.4.3 should have text on using extended tag methods to provide 
> 3rd party authorization methods.  Just add the RFC 6541 abstract or version of it:


Proposing to add text to DMARCbis about 3rd party auth is not a digression.  We 
cannot solve the problem before publishing DMARCbis.  The text to add to 
DMARCbis can mention that From: rewriting will fade out, but cannot say how. 
(This is not a rule, just a scheduling requirement.)


Best
Ale
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