Re: [dmarc-ietf] nit in section 7.2

Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> Wed, 27 January 2021 10:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dmarc-ietf] nit in section 7.2
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On Tue 26/Jan/2021 19:58:36 +0100 Michael Thomas wrote:
> "The report SHOULD include the following data:"
> 
> Normative SHOULD here since very strange because what follows is informational, 
> and why would it be SHOULD in the first place?
> 
> It seems to me it ought to be:
> 
> "The report includes the following data:"


That list looks like a leftover from an earlier phase of analysis.

Alex added up-to-date descriptive text, which is going to complement or replace that list.  Let's refine that for version -02:
https://github.com/ietf-wg-dmarc/draft-ietf-dmarc-aggregate-reporting/blob/main/draft-ietf-dmarc-aggregate-reporting.md#user-content-aggregate-reports


> If there are normative requirements, it seems like it would be better to put it 
> into the XML section itself.


The semantic of each field, however, is more readable in plain text.


Best
Ale
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