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

[Scott Kitterman <[e-mail]>]

On Monday, July 01, 2013 04:12:00 PM Dave Crocker wrote:
> An initial version of the draft was posted as an I-D.  The sponsoring AD 
> has pressed for a number of reviews to be done.  An initial set were 
> done and came back calling for some significant editorial changes, but 
> no technical changes, essentially to make the document better to read.
> 
> 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.

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.

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.

Scott K