Re: [spfbis] Question about SPF checks based on RFC 7208

Kurt Andersen <kurta@drkurt.com> Wed, 04 May 2016 15:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: [spfbis] Question about SPF checks based on RFC 7208
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On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 10:16 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy <superuser@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 9:48 AM, S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@elandsys.com> wrote:
>
>> My suggestion is to clarify exactly what constitutes a "void DNS lookup"
>>> in the case of an MX mechanism. I suggest that we define a void MX lookup
>>> to be one that either returns no records or returns the "null MX record"
>>> (RFC7505). Could this be done as an erratum item?
>>
>>
>> Please see https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata.php for information about
>> how to report an erratum and how the erratum will be processed.  The above
>> might be too much for an erratum.
>
>
> I guess we used the term in the lists but the definition never made it
> into the document.  Damn.
>
> Anyway, I support logging an erratum for this if that's the main issue.
> Who knows if and when there will be enough energy and interest to do an
> update.
>
> -MSK
>

I'll have to go back and research the usage of the term in the spfbis
mailing lists. I'll follow up with a note here once I have a proposal with
concrete wording.

--Kurt