[ietf-dkim] Feedback on draft-ietf-dkim-mailinglists for discussion

[Scott Kitterman]

"Dave CROCKER" <dhc at dcrocker.net> wrote:

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>On 8/2/2010 11:34 AM, Steve Atkins wrote:
>> A "-1" on ever altering the From: field for any reason other than special
>> requirements of the people running a specific mailing list.
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>A +1 in support of that -1.
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>The view that modifying the From: is helpful has no empirical basis.  I'll claim 
>that there is a pretty good theoretical basis for believing it makes things 
>worse, not better.
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>As always, the instant the IETF gets into user interface design, it steps out of 
>its group competence.  As a group, we do not have the training in cognitive 
>models, UXE, or the rest of what's needed to work in this space.
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That seems pretty orthogonal to the discussion so far.  Declaring discussion of From off limits because it is also displayed makes me wonder why you thought it was alright for the IETF to take on the work codified in RFC 822 and its descendants? 

Just because it's displayed doesn't mean any change is driven by UX considerations.  I get that you're intent on avoiding anything that might make ADSP deployment less difficult, but please stick to the arguments that make some sense. 

Scott K