Re: SenderID is dead

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Barry Leiba <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Everyones time would be much better served by a discussion on whether
>> (I am supportive) to move SPF to standards track (remember, it is
>> still experimental) within IETF. This could either be through  working
>> group or as an independent submission through openspf.
>
> To be clear: it can't be done as an INDEPENDENT submission;
> standards-track documents can ONLY go through the IETF Stream, not the
> Independent Stream (nor the IAB Stream, nor the IRTF Stream...).
>
> It could be done as an INDIVIDUAL submission, which would still
> require community-wide last call (4 weeks) and IESG approval.  It
> would also require a sponsoring Area Director, and, given the current
> composition of the IESG, that would likely have to be Pete Resnick.
> So, anyone thinking of doing this should start by talking with Pete.
>
> Barry
> (DKIM working group chair and IETF liaison to MAAWG)
>

Thanks for the correction Barry. My point being that there are two
alternative paths to moving SPF forward and that refighting the
SPF/SIDF wars will likely lead to suboptimal outcomes.