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> From: ietf-dkim-boun...@mipassoc.org [mailto:ietf-dkim-boun...@mipassoc.org] 
> On Behalf Of Alessandro Vesely
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:22 AM
> To: ietf-dkim@mipassoc.org
> Subject: Re: [ietf-dkim] Last Call: <draft-ietf-dkim-mailinglists-10.txt> 
> (DKIM And Mailing Lists) to BCP
> 
> My reading of SM's comments is for replacing "Best Current Practices",
> not normative language in general (but in particular, where it is
> redundant.)  I consider his thoughts in accord with what another John
> noted:
> [...]

If the document status changes to Informational, which is what I expect, I 
don't think we can use normative language at all.

> > 3.6.2 applies to relays, not recipients.  A relay might try DKIM
> > validation and ADSP evaluation, but that's not the model this
> > document discusses.
> 
> Yes, my understanding of that SMTP snippet is that it concerns
> responses to RCPT TO:<particular address>, while DKIM and ADSP can
> only be evaluated after <CRLF>.<CRLF>.  (In this respect, mentioning
> "user unknown" in the MLM spec may cause some confusion in readers not
> familiar with SMTP.)

I don't think it refers to any specific phase of SMTP; could be post-DATA (per 
DKIM), could be RCPT for some other method.
 
> >  But to be conformant, I suppose 550 5.7.0 would be appropriate.
> 
> Conformant to what?

RFC5321, as cited.

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