Re: [ietf-dkim] A more fundamental SSP axiom

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

Arvel Hathcock wrote:
>>  SSP exists so that receivers can make better decisions about
>>  handling their incoming mail.
> 
> There is a lot of truth in that statement.  I would say it like this though:  SSP exists so that senders can provide input in the hopes that receivers will make "better" decisions about handling their incoming mail.


Arvel,

Your statement is, of course, entirely correct.  The problem is that it probably
does not help the working group effort as much as a phrasing that focuses on the
Receiver-side.  The reason is that a focus on the receiver will help us focus on
adoption and use.

As soon as we have a basis for believing that Receive side folk with actually
USE information provided by senders, then the senders are much more likely to
provide it.  After all, providing it improves deliverability.

If we only focus on sender-side desires, then we will specify a jillion clever
mechanisms that will not get used, rather than the few that will.

d/


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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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