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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

Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com> Thu, 22 August 2013 04:24 UTC

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Subject: 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
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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 00:26:35 Måns Nilsson wrote:
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> SPF is a flagship case for the "use a TXT record and continue to IPO"
> fast and sloppy crowd. It needs correcting. Badly.

Which IPO was that?

BTW, in 2003 the choice was use TXT or nothing.  So it was a crowd that wanted 
to accomplish something and did it the only way it was possible.  Considering 
use of TXT wasn't an important factor in the DKIM last call, I conclude that 
this isn't really about using TXT.

Scott K

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