Re: [spfbis] Last Call: <draft-ietf-spfbis-4408bis-19.txt> (Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in Email, Version 1) to Proposed Standard

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 8/20/2013 9:08 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 08:54:02AM -0700, Dave Crocker wrote:
>> In other words, the specific technical limitations being noted are
>> unfortunate but (so far) not serious.
>
> You should explain that to my employer's support department.
>
> In any case, I don't think this topic is directly relevant to the
> SPFBIS discussion, so I'll not comment on it further.



The construct has been standardized multiple times, going back at least 
13 years, is very widely deployed and very heavily used.  In other 
words, it is very fully incorporated into Internet infrastructure services.

In the face of that, any support group that spends its time complaining 
about the construct is ignoring pragmatics and is, instead, paying 
attention to other issues.

For a support group, that means the issue is not technology or 
operations, but rather organizational management.

I'd be glad to assist your employer in helping its support team to 
reassess its priorities.

d/

-- 
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net