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Re: [spf-discuss] "Last Call" pending exp= (empty) erratum

2007-05-23 13:36:58
On Wed, 23 May 2007, Scott Kitterman wrote:

I like option 2 because I don't like the idea that messing up the explanation 
causes SPF errors.  The exp modifier is about why something happened and 
shouldn't change what happens.

I think you meant option 1.  

I think they could be reworded as follows:
Option 1 never gives permerror for empty exp.
Option 2 gives permerror for both implicit and explicit empty exp
Option 3 gives permerror for explicit empty exp ("exp="), but not
         for implicit empty exp (as a result of macro expansion, e.g. "exp=%h")

I favor option 1, for the same reason as Scott.  I could live with Option 3:
"Ok, someone clearly screwed up with an explicit exp=, but don't let screwy HELO
cause an SPF permerror on an otherwise syntactically valid record."

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