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Re: [dmarc-ietf] DMARC'ed reports, was Forensic report loops are a problem

Dave Crocker <dcrocker@gmail.com> Tue, 02 February 2021 01:42 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dmarc-ietf] DMARC'ed reports, was Forensic report loops are a problem
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On 2/1/2021 5:38 PM, John R Levine wrote:
> So I would say that from my small sample, a lot of people have figured 
> out how to send aligned reports,

and, to be thorough, some/alot have not.


> either by using their regular signing engines or with an SPF record 
> for the host that sends the reports.  On the other hand, for reasons 
> we've discussed that are evident to anyone familiar with DMARC, 
> there's little reason to worry about fake reports, and authentication 
> doesn't help even if there were.

exactly.


> If we want to document existing practice, I guess we would say that 
> reports should be authenticated and aligned if practical, but it's OK 
> to send them if not.
exactly.


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