Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis)
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As an early adopter of and participant in SPF, I too support the proposed charter to bring RFC4408 from Experimental to Standards Track and am willing to assist with inputs where possible and appropriate. Alan M. On 12/20/2011 10:18 AM, IESG Secretary wrote: > A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Applications Area. > The IESG has not made any determination as yet. The following draft > charter was submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. > Please send your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg@ietf.org) by > Tuesday, December 27, 2011 > > SPF Update (spfbis) > ----------------------------------------- > Status: Proposed Working Group > Last Updated: 2011-12-09 > > Chair(s): > TBD > > Applications Area Director(s): > Pete Resnick<presnick@qualcomm.com> > Peter Saint-Andre<stpeter@stpeter.im> > > Applications Area Advisor: > Pete Resnick<presnick@qualcomm.com> > > Mailing Lists: > General Discussion:spfbis@ietf.org > To Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/spfbis > Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/spfbis/ > > Description of Working Group: > > The Sender Policy Framework (SPF, RFC4408) specifies the publication > of a DNS record which states that a listed IP address is authorized > to send mail on behalf of the listing domain name's owner. SMTP > servers extract the domain name in the SMTP "MAIL FROM" or "HELO" > command for confirming this authorization. The protocol has had > Experimental status for some years and has become widely deployed. > This working group will revise the specification, based on deployment > experience and listed errata, and will seek Standards Track status for > the protocol. > > The MARID working group created two specifications for publication of > email-sending authorization: Sender-ID (RFFC4405, RFC4406 and RFC4407) > and SPF (RFC4408), with both having Experimental status. By using > IP addresses, both protocols specify authorization in terms of path, > though unlike SPF, Sender-ID uses domain names found in the header of > the message rather than the envelope. > > The two protocols rely on the same policy publication mechanism, > namely a specific TXT resource record in the DNS. This creates a basic > ambiguity about the interpretation of any specific instance of the TXT > record. Because of this, there were concerns about conflicts between > the two in concurrent operation. The IESG Note added to each invited > an expression of community consensus in the period following these > publications. > > Both enjoyed initially large deployments. Broad SPF use continues, > and its linkage to the envelope -- rather than Sender-ID's linkage > to identifiers in the message content -- has proven sufficient among > operators. This concludes the experiment. > > Changes to the SPF specification will be limited to the correction > of errors, removal of unused features, addition of any enhancements > that have already gained widespread support, and addition of > clarifying language. > > The working group will also produce a document describing the > course of the SPF/Sender-ID experiment (defined in the IESG note > on the RFCs in question), bringing that experiment to a formal > conclusion. No other work on Sender-ID will be done. > > Finally, the working group will develop the proposed "scope" > extension found in draft-mehnle-spfbis-scope. > > Specifically out-of-scope for this working group: > > * Revisiting past technical arguments that were covered > in the MARID working group, except where review is reasonably > warranted based on operational experience. > > * Discussion of the merits of SPF. > > * Discussion of the merits of Sender-ID in preference to SPF. > > * Extensions to SPF other than the one specified above. The > working group will re-charter to process other specific proposed > extensions as they are identified. > > The initial draft set: > draft-kitterman-4408bis > draft-mehnle-spfbis-scope > > Goals and Milestones: > > MMM YYYY: A standards track document defining SPF, based on RFC4408 and > as amended above, to the IESG for publication. > > MMM YYYY: A document describing the SPF/Sender-ID experiment and its > conclusions to the IESG for publication. > > MMM YYYY: A standards track document creating the "scope" extension to > the IESG for publication. > > _______________________________________________ > spfbis mailing list > spfbis@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/spfbis > >
- [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) IESG Secretary
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Dave CROCKER
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Scott Kitterman
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Hector Santos
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Tim Draegen
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Dave CROCKER
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Murray S. Kucherawy
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Hector Santos
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Alessandro Vesely
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Dotzero
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Murray S. Kucherawy
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Hector Santos
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Pete Resnick
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) SM
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Murray S. Kucherawy
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Pete Resnick
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Tim Draegen
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Murray S. Kucherawy
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Hector Santos
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Derek Diget
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Hector Santos
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Scott Kitterman
- Re: [spfbis] WG Review: SPF Update (spfbis) Commerco WebMaster