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Re: [apps-discuss] Comments on Malformed Message BCP draft

2011-04-15 12:00:20

On Fri Apr 15 17:44:16 2011, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:
The fact that MTAs will do one thing with, for example, malformed MIME and browsers/MUAs do something else is a real problem.

I'd be willing to bet that such differences represent a vector for (for example) mail-based trojans.

I agree that in the event that MIME is incorrect, there is strong pressure to do *something* with it, and we should try to ensure that that something is aligned.

It may be that the discussion suggests rejecting, in which case I suggest the document should clearly explain why, and what the implications of not doing so are, beyond "it makes some problems harder to diagnose".

Dave.
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