Re: [EAI] Last Call: <draft-ietf-eai-popimap-downgrade-07.txt> (Post-delivery Message Downgrading for Internationalized Email Messages) to Proposed Standard

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I'm happier,

Made comments in another thread on why I believe it opens a security hole
wider rather than trying to close it.

I guess I could leave with it, when this downgrade is only done from a
SMTPUTF8 compatible MTA to an ASCII MTA.

I mean a SMTPUTF8 MTA MUST reject such downgrade.

Let's not try to legitimize an attack vector (Friendly from having nothing
to do with the author of the email).

On 9/9/12 2:01 PM, "Barry Leiba" <barryleiba@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> I will make the change.  I'll also remind the EAI group that
>>> there have been a couple of objections to the
>>> 5322upd-from-group spec, which I have to address.  I might do
>>> that by scoping it down a bit with some "SHOULD NOT use" sort
>>> of language to address those concerns.  Have to review them
>>> and see.
>>
>> My suggestion is to say something like the following:
>...
>> That could be either in Security Considerations or a separate
>> section.  You could even do something radical and incorporate it
>> as a section called "Applicability" and use the words "LIMITED
>> USE" (and, since no one seems to remember, a citation of RFC
>> 2026 Section 3.3).
>
>I have just posted drft-leiba-5322upd-from-group-04:
>   http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-leiba-5322upd-from-group/
>
>That changes the definition of Sender as well as From, and also adds a
>new "Applicability Statement" section that has an edited version of
>John's suggested text.  I like the result, and I hope others do as
>well.  I will post something to the 5322upd-from-group thread, asking
>that those who had objected look at the new text and see if they're
>happy (or at least somewhat happier) with it.
>
>Barry
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