Extensions to SMTP

Jeff Macdonald | 14 Sep 2010 23:06

draft-macdonald-antispam-registry and Subject code 8


Hi all,

In my draft, I add a new subject code of 8. Seems controversial. It is
introduced in section 2,  "Introducing the Anti-Spam Subject". Before
commenting, please read RFC 3463.

In section 2 of RFC 3463, there is this sentence:

   A client must recognize and report class sub-code even where
   subsequent subject sub-codes are unrecognized.

I realize "must" here isn't MUST, but it seems logical to me that one
would code their system to handle unknown subject sub-codes.

Even before that, the following paragraph makes it pretty clear that
additional subject codes should be expected:

   New subject and detail codes will be added over time.  Because the
   number space is large, it is not intended that published status codes
   will ever be redefined or eliminated.  Clients should preserve the
   extensibility of the code space by reporting the general error
   described in the subject sub-code when the specific detail is
   unrecognized.

So, with that, I can not see what controversy there could be.

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Jeff Macdonald
Ayer, MA

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Jeff Macdonald | 14 Sep 2010 23:01

01 version of draft-macdonald-antispam-registry


Hi All,

An update just before the old one expired. This draft includes some
suggestions by folks made way back in March. I also converted it from
text to XML. The text version can be seen here:

http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-macdonald-antispam-registry-01.txt

eventually the HTML link will hopefully render the latest draft (it
currently renders 00).

  Suggested values for SMTP Enhanced Status Codes for Anti-Spam Policy
                  draft-macdonald-antispam-registry-01

Abstract

   This document establishes a set of extended SMTP policy codes for
   anti-spam.  It seeks to provide additional codes for error texts that
   currently use the extended SMTP error code 5.7.1.  The anti-spam
   codes were determined by looking at error texts produced by major
   ISPs and finding commonalities.  The result is a new set of error
   texts with associated extended SMTP error codes.

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Jeff Macdonald
Ayer, MA


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