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Re: RFC (request for comments): Summary of SenderID/PRA concerns

2005-06-24 14:03:04
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Hector Santos wrote:

Concerns:

- No clear benefits to PRA 2822 extraction is shown,
- No logical reason for PRA algorithm explained
- Higher Payload Bandwidth Potential
- Rejects No Header Payload due to no PRA extraction
- Does not use 2821.Mail From
- Over 80% of transactions, 2822.PRA = 2821.Mail From
- Easily spoofed
- Provides no incentive for adoption
- Provides no incentive for spammer adoption (status quo)
- Does not solve phishing
- Ignores HELO spoofs

Benefits:

- Microsoft Support for SPF?
  - If applied *after* checking SPF classic, AND using records explicitly
    authorized for PRA (spf2.0/spf1 op=pra), and NOT to SPF classic
    records, *AND* the actual PRA validated is prominently displayed to the
    end user, then it helps prevent 2822 phishing for domains that publish PRA
    specific records.

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