I asked yesterday for commentary on the drafts as an attempt to move the 
discussion forward so we could discuss the shape and scope of the current 
proposals. I would politely request that you confine discussions of the shape 
and scope to that thread, rather than staring yet a different thread. 

laura 



> On 24 Mar 2023, at 23:57, Michael Thomas <m...@mtcc.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> And yes, that means spam filters and the rest of the ecosystem around email 
> in which DKIM operates. As in, why exactly are we here? Why can't industry 
> groups come up with their own solutions? We either document it now, or argue 
> about it later especially when it becomes plain that there is no protocol 
> solution and that a BCP is the only possible positive outcome of this 
> rechartering. An outcome that is specifically allowed for in the charter I 
> will note. It need not be exhaustive, but it would be good to document some 
> of the constraints on the solution space as well as what has been tried and 
> failed. x= is a perfect example.
> 
> Also: there has not been any consensus that the shape and scope of the two 
> current proposals is correct or sufficient. We are far from the point that 
> this is just wordsmithing imo, appeals to the contrary not withstanding.
> 
> Somebody brought up that this could turn into a research project. Frankly I 
> think that is highly likely the case and is why rechartering was so 
> problematic. Since M3AAWG can't figure it out with lots of inside the 
> industry information, what makes anybody think the wider community would have 
> better insight which is not speculative because it has been tested and known 
> to work? It speaks volumes that they didn't have a solution in mind and bring 
> it to IETF to vet in the wider community. That sure sounds like a research 
> project to me.
> 
> Mike
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