#21: The zone cut default algorithm shall not be used
The zone cut default algorithm shall not be used by SPFv1.
(Proposed on 2005-02-09 by Meng Weng Wong and Wayne Schlitt. Passed unanimously.)
<freeside> so, they are unhappy about three things
<Julian> "they" = Microsoft?
<csm> who is *THEY*?
* grumpy suspects one of Meng's messages got dropped.
<freeside> microsoft!
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<freeside> 3) zone cuts
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<freeside> i think we should take out zone cuts.
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<Julian> Re (3) (zone cut), I have already declared that I'd be ok with
dropping it and declaring that DNS server admins should use macro
tools or something like that.
<grumpy> I've been saying that I would consider dropping it since last Dec.
<freeside> okie doke
<grumpy> It appears to be the most controversial part of the draft.
<grumpy> zone cuts solve some problems, and causes others.
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<csm> the area I *hear* about... that concerns me most... is the zone
cuts
<csm> it seems to me that causes problems for more than Mickey from
Redmond
<grumpy> ok, is there anyone who is going to complain if I remove zone cuts?
<csm> not me
<grumpy> ok, they will be gone in the next release.
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<Julian> grumpy: Wait. Can we have a formal resolution for that? Just so
that there are no complaints afterwards?
<grumpy> motion: drop zone cut language from the spf-classic I-D
<grumpy> seconds?
<csm> second
<grumpy> 22:59u: yes
<Julian> 2259u: yes
<MarkK> 2259u: yes
<freeside> 2259u: yes
<csm> so ordered