"Hallam-Baker," == Hallam-Baker, Phillip <pbaker(_at_)verisign(_dot_)com>
writes:
Hallam-Baker,> So I really don't expect that the term 'mail admin'
Hallam-Baker,> will have much relevance in the future as a
Hallam-Baker,> distinct specialization.
That's quibbling over terminology. _Someone_ is going to have to be
responsible for publishing and debugging MARID records, assuming we're
still using MARID by that time.
Hallam-Baker,> If a mail admin can't hack
Hallam-Baker,> XML then they won't be able to find much of a job.
That isn't quite what I said. I didn't say that mail admins won't be
able to cope with XML, I just said that IMHO SPF syntax is easier to
read than the unformatted XML we're contemplating putting in TXT
records.
-roy