Dave Crocker wrote: > > Having the ADSP specification include normative text that calls for > validating > the From field domain name does two things: > > 1. Couples an entirely separate and more generally useful mechanism (checking > domain name validity) to one that is considerably more limited (ADSP). >
I could easily put this another way: we are making use of a DNS facility. "Coupling" usually implies some sort of bidirectional dependency. There is none here. > 2. Modifies SMTP. (Yes, really.) > > Having non-normative text that describes it serves to promote the idea but > not > couple it with the fate of ADSP. > Perhaps so, but since everyone has agreed this is a good idea, what is the harm? Eliot _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
