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Re: [spfbis] #24: RFC 4408: Reasonable DNS error limits

Scott Kitterman <spf2@kitterman.com> Wed, 07 March 2012 12:11 UTC

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Subject: Re: [spfbis] #24: RFC 4408: Reasonable DNS error limits
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On Wednesday, March 07, 2012 03:58:19 AM Arthur Thisell wrote:
> > Can anyone think of a shorter/better term for the unwieldy "mechanism
> > and/or modifier"?
> (sorry for the reply to myself, too early in the morning...)
> 
> The ABNF uses "terms" to describe mechanisms/modifiers, but I never liked
> that either, even for the ABNF.  I guess the term "terms" is used elsewhere
> in RFC 4408...

It's only used in one paragrah (4.6.1) outside the ABNF and I've never, ever 
heard anyone use it in discussing SPF (IIRC), so if there's a better 'term' to 
be using, it ought to be easy enough to replace.  I think we're reasonably 
safe from confusing people.

Scott K

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