Re: dmarc damage, was gmail users read on... [bozo subtopic]

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

George Michaelson wrote:
> Like many others here, I act as de-facto sysadmin to my partner. She 
> wished to have a "nice" mail via @pobox.com <http://pobox.com> 
> forwarded to here gmail account, *and* to keep her actual gmail ID 
> less visible.
>
> For a limited time, this seemed to work. perhaps 6months. But 
> inevitably, the real underlying gmail address "leaks"
>
> And, with the variance of policies, it is now unclear if the 'faked' 
> @pobox.com <http://pobox.com> or @gmail.com <http://gmail.com> 
> "actual" address is the one seen. This is also a function of 
> Sender/From differentiation, and Envelope/Header differentiation.
>
> I feel sad I can't guarantee to her a specific behaviour. This feels 
> wrong. It feels like we've taken something out of the 822 Ecology by 
> allowing Sender, From, Envelope to get mashed together.

Maybe it feels wrong because we HAVE taken something useful and 
important out of the 822 ecology by allowing Sender, From, Envelope to 
get mashed together.

Miles Fidelman



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