On 11/28/24 16:35, Scott Kitterman wrote: > On November 28, 2024 2:12:09 PM UTC, "Daniel K." <[email protected]> wrote: >> The wording surrounding the tree walk procedure is superficially >> inconsistent. But actually not. >> >> [...] >> >> 4. If x < 8, remove the left-most (highest-numbered) label >> from the subject domain. If x >= 8, remove the left-most >> (highest-numbered) labels from the subject domain until 7 >> labels remain. The resulting DNS domain name is the new >> target for the next lookup.
Let me point out that DNSDIR Last Call review wrote: It took me quite a while to realize that '...until 7 labels remain' is the key difference here. This may benefit from some slight rewwording? This was only posted to the dnsdir list, but John Levine replied there: That text is the result of quite a lot of negotiation so I'm reluctant to change it unless it's actively wrong. >> Maybe reword to avoid making other unsuspecting readers puzzled by the >> superficial inconsistency? >> >> [Proposed new text] > > It looks to me like they're technically equivalent, so I think either is > fine. Personally, I don't see the confusion and find the proposed rewrite > less clear (but I think I wrote the current text, or parts of it, so I would, > wouldn't I). If the original, though a bit confusing to some, is the result of extensive wordsmithing, we can leave it as is and trust that people will figure it out eventually. Daniel K. _______________________________________________ dmarc mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
