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[ietf-dkim] Optional sender (was: draft-ietf-dkim-ssp-02.txt)

2008-02-03 18:54:00
Hector Santos wrote:

Per x822, Sender: is OPTIONAL and not a network required
control header. It is more information than anything else.

We are not reading the same copy of 2822upd.

| If the originator of the message can be indicated by a 
| single mailbox and the author and transmitter are identical,
| the "Sender:" field SHOULD NOT be used.  Otherwise, both
| fields SHOULD appear.
|
| Note: The transmitter information is always present.  The
| absence of the "Sender:" field is sometimes mistakenly
| taken to mean that the agent responsible for transmission
| of the message has not been specified.  This absence merely
| means that the transmitter is identical to the author and
| is therefore not redundantly placed into the "Sender:"
| field.

Furthermore, not everyone supports Sender: unlike From:
which is a requirement.

A Sender is recommended (SHOULD) when it is not redundant, 
and it is required (MUST) for more than one author:

| sender  |  0*  |  1  |  MUST occur with multi-address from

Your claim that Sender is "OPTIONAL" per x822 is wrong.

Per x822, Sender: is OPTIONAL and not a network required
control header.

Two wrongs don't make this right.  With wrong premises your
conclusions can be anything you wish.

 Frank

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