Dave,

> I look at it a little differently, it's the people (mailing list 
> operators) who want to /modify/ my message that need to take steps to 
> not break my DMARC in the process. 

I look at it a little differently. 

As an end-user of email services I don't really care about your DMARC[1], but I 
do want my messages delivered to fellow list-members, and I want theirs 
delivered to me. If you've done something to your service (such as p=reject) 
which impedes delivery of the mail I want to exchange then you are not serving 
me (your customer) well. It is incumbent on /you/ to figure out how to send and 
receive messages on my behalf, even when I participate in email lists.

If ARC makes it easier for email services to fulfill the mission I ask of them, 
then I'll be satisfied with that. If DMARC+ARC results in improved 
classification results such that I see fewer unwanted messages so much the 
better.

I share your regret (expressed elsewhere) that some major email services 
adopted p=reject before they had developed and proved a workable solution for 
common mailing list practice.

> If a mailing list passes a message without modification (allowing for 
> additional List- headers, and other normal headers), my DMARC signature 
> is still valid.

Maybe. But if they do that they dissatisfy me, their customer. I want the 
Subject tags that email lists insert - they help me recognize and organize list 
messages. I want the footer they append to messages - they help me interact 
with the list service when needed.

-- Shal
1: In this case I'm assuming "you" are such a service. As I've said elsewhere, 
if you only originate and/or receive messages on behalf of your organization 
then I'm not your customer and I have no concern with how you use DMARC.

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