[Mailman-Users] DMARC issues

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Fri Apr 11 02:35:05 CEST 2014


> On Apr 10, 2014, at 20:25, Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 04/10/2014 07:25 AM, Joseph Brennan wrote:
>> 
>> They're breaking RFC 822 / 5322.
>> 
>> The "From:" field specifies the author(s) of the message,
>>  that is, the mailbox(es) of the person(s) or system(s) responsible
>>  for the writing of the message.  [...]
>>  In all cases, the "From:" field SHOULD NOT contain any mailbox that
>>  does not belong to the author(s) of the message.
>> 
>> I don't think we should compound that by changing the From line.
> 
> 
> Several others have made relevant replies while I was on the plane to
> Montreal, registering for PyCon, attending the opening reception ...
> 
> Anyway, I wanted to say I agree completely with the above even though
> the DMARC community does not. That's why I implemented the option in
> 2.1.16 to wrap the original post as a message/rfc822 part attached to a
> new message from the list.
> 
> Unfortunately, when I actually turned this on in response to Yahoo's
> change in DMARC policy, I got complaints from users of Apple iOS iThings
> that their mail clients do not deal well with this message, so I
> reluctantly went the non-compliant mung the From: way.
> 
> Yesterday I wrote a brief FAQ on this which is at
> <http://wiki.list.org/x/ggARAQ>.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
> ------------------------------------------------------

At least as of iOS 7 it can show messages inside messages. 

That's how I view email forwarded from Exchange. 

Now if only bottom posting was easier on an iPhone. 

Fat fingered from my iPhone -- miscorrections happen. 


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