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RE: consensus call on MUST/SHOULD language for TXT records

2004-09-03 20:45:12

I vote for position 1, future RFC should deprecate TXT record AFTER a SPF RR is 
approved and
implemented in DNS servers.

Terry Fielder
Manager Software Development and Deployment
Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
terry(_at_)greatgulfhomes(_dot_)com
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ietf-mxcomp(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org
[mailto:owner-ietf-mxcomp(_at_)mail(_dot_)imc(_dot_)org]On Behalf Of Andrew 
Newton
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:34 PM
To: IETF MARID WG
Subject: consensus call on MUST/SHOULD language for TXT records



The debate over the MUST/SHOULD/MAY language with regard to
compliance
and publication of TXT and SPF2 record types does not seem to be
getting the attention of the full working group.

Despite lack of agreement on the outcome, there is agreement on the
stated positions.  In the words of Olafur:
1) Specify everyone to be compliant at all times.
2) Specify clearly full complaint state and tolerate non-compliant
state during phase-in.

Position 1 is predicated on the notion that a future RFC will
deprecate
the (use of the) TXT record in favor of the SPF2 record.  Position 2
demands that the TXT record be discouraged from use in the current
-protocol document.

Rather than wordsmithing the actual MUST/SHOULD/MAY language directly
(and endlessly), we ask the participants state their preference on
these positions.

-your co-chairs



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