Re: applicability statement vs technical specification

Meng Weng Wong wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 02:09:52PM -0400, Alan DeKok wrote:
> |   As seen on the main list, there is significant opposition to
> | allowing people to implement a voluntary standard.  There is
> | significant opposition to giving people a standard by which they can
> | make more informed decisions about email messages.  I would like to
> | address those oppositions in the draft.
> 
> I don't think it's really necessary to do that in the draft, because
> their opinions are not significant.  The RFC Editor and IETF are the
> people we need to convince, and I do not expect they have any problem
> with voluntary standards.  However, if you really think it is important
> to address those concerns in the RFC, the material at
> http://www.spf.pobox.com/objections.html should provide one good
> starting point.

I agree with Meng Weng Wong here, the technical document should be just
that, a blueprint for implementation and operation; the full arguments
for the need belong elsewhere.

Raymond S Brand