Re: [dmarc-ietf] Definition of "value" in RFC8601

"Kurt Andersen (b)" <kboth@drkurt.com> Tue, 31 March 2020 15:55 UTC

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From: "Kurt Andersen (b)" <kboth@drkurt.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:55:32 -0700
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Subject: Re: [dmarc-ietf] Definition of "value" in RFC8601
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 10:43 PM Murray S. Kucherawy <superuser@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 4:21 PM John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:
>
>> > Does someone have a fix in mind that could be submitted as an erratum?
>> The
>> > intent was indeed to make the authserv-id either a plain old ASCII
>> domain
>> > name or an A-label which doesn't need quoting.  I missed that RFC 6532
>> > didn't update "value", unfortunately.
>>
>> Unfortunately, 8601's defintion is a mess.  At the bottom of page 15 it
>> says this about authserv-id, which contradicts the ABNF:
>> [...]
>>
>
> OK, what does the WG think might be the best way to clean it up?
>

 I think that John's suggestion (ABNF: " authserv-id = domain-name ") makes
the most sense and the fewest contortions.

--Kurt