On Monday, September 06, 2004 2:39 PM, Chris Haynes
[mailto:chris <at> harvington.org.uk] wrote:

> "Harry Katz" helpfully stated:
> 
> <snip>
> >
> > Our IPR disclosure filed with the IETF and available at 
> > http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/microsoft-ipr-draft-ietf-marid-core.txt

> > is quite specific and covers the marid-core and marid-pra specs used

> > in combination.  That's all.  We do not, to the best of my
knowledge, 
> > have any IPR claims related to either marid-protocol, which
describes 
> > the SPF2 record format, or marid-submitter.

> Harry,
> 
> In a discussion elsewhere there has been uncertainty as to 
> the exact meaning and implications of the phrase 'used in 
> combination' in your statement below.
> 
> If you were able to confirm that the Microsoft disclosure / 
> IPR claims do not cover the marid-core spec. taken in 
> isolation, that would be extremely helpful and could allay 
> some people's concerns.
> 
> Chris Haynes

Confirmed.