[exim-cvs] ARC: add note on RFC to docs

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Subject: [exim-cvs] ARC: add note on RFC to docs
Gitweb: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/dc2d885ade485ba0d631bb7dea251e8558922648
Commit:     dc2d885ade485ba0d631bb7dea251e8558922648
Parent:     456d70ec89d9ba122871f1f035bb308f4771016f
Author:     Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 20 14:56:56 2019 +0000
Committer:  Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
CommitDate: Wed Nov 20 14:56:56 2019 +0000


    ARC: add note on RFC to docs
---
 doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
index 3b8a734..5193f17 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/experimental-spec.txt
@@ -571,6 +571,9 @@ ARC support
Specification: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dmarc-arc-protocol-11
Note that this is not an RFC yet, so may change.

+[RFC 8617 was published 2019/06. Draft 11 was 2018/01. A review of the
+changes has not yet been done]
+
ARC is intended to support the utility of SPF and DKIM in the presence of
intermediaries in the transmission path - forwarders and mailinglists -
by establishing a cryptographically-signed chain in headers.
@@ -579,10 +582,11 @@ Normally one would only bother doing ARC-signing when functioning as
an intermediary. One might do verify for local destinations.

ARC uses the notion of a "ADministrative Management Domain" (ADMD).
-Described in RFC 5598 (section 2.3), this is essentially the set of
-mail-handling systems that the mail transits. A label should be chosen to
-identify the ADMD. Messages should be ARC-verified on entry to the ADMD,
-and ARC-signed on exit from it.
+Described in RFC 5598 (section 2.3), this is essentially a set of
+mail-handling systems that mail transits that are all under the control
+of one organisation. A label should be chosen to identify the ADMD.
+Messages should be ARC-verified on entry to the ADMD, and ARC-signed on exit
+from it.


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