Hi Dave,
At 10:44 AM 09-11-2018, Dave Cridland wrote:
I suspect that had less to do with mailing lists in general, and
much to do with the IETF mailing lists in particular. DMARC itself
was a clear attempt to side-step the standards process, and a
successful one at that. It's mirrored by other activities, like
WHAT-WG. This again is an overt move by dominant providers to cement
their control over the standards. And yes, I'm well aware that is
not what it says on the WHAT-WG website - but it is, however,
literally what the Steering Group is there to enforce.
I visited the web site. From what I understand, the working group
defines the standards for the web. That shouldn't be a problem as
the IETF is currently not doing any related work. Furthermore, it is
in line with the belief of "technological freedom".
There might have been conflicting interests in the case of
DMARC. That can happen in any venue in which various interests are
at stake. Things get out of hand when the managers of the process
either do not have adequate experience to handle the matter or if
they have a vested interest in the matter.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
