Re: [Jmap] Submission

[Ned Freed <[e-mail]>]

> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Ned Freed" <[e-mail]>
> >
> >Proxy authentication is widely if not universally supported using any
> >number of techniques. And again, you don't get rid of the need to
> >perform any number of actions based on the submitters identity just
> >because
> >the user already authenticated to JMAP.

> I can think of one major platform (Windows) where this approach will be
> highly problematic.

We used to have a Windows implementation. Curiously, I don't recall it having
any problems with proxy authentication.

> Are we talking about a JMAP proxy (e.g. the client talks real-time via
> the JMAP server to the SUBMIT server), or are we talking about a system
> where the JMAP server accepts the message, and MAYBE forwards it via
> SMTP or SUBMIT depending on the destination.

In answer to your question, we are not talking about any particular
architecture. That's a point I've been trying to make, I guess unsuccessfully,
since I first starting posting in this thread.

> If the latter, I would suggest that building a system that requires
> individual user credentials to be presented to the next hop will be
> highly problematic.

Then I guess I should be thankful I never suggested it do such a thing.

				Ned