Here is the report of the second surveillance committee meeting for the project, which took place on May 5, 2025. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you wish to support the project.
Attendance
Present:
- Alexandra Di Giusto (Cofidis)
- Marion Duchatelet (Badsender)
- Benjamin Billon (ANSSI)
- Christelle Grauer (Brevo)
- Jonathan Loriaux (Badsender)
Absent: /
Committee Objectives
- Ensure proper use of funds provided by project donors.
- Validate strategic decisions regarding the project’s direction.
- Maintain transparency of actions and results for the community.
- Suggest adjustments and improvements to optimize the project’s impact.
Presentation of the Report since December 2025
Time spent since September 2024:
- 92h30 hours / 210h (annual budget)
- Jonathan = 76h30, Marion = 12h, Others = 4h
New moral or technical supporters (in 2025):
- KumoMTA: Documentation in progress
- Umbraco
- Fnac Darty
- Ordietik
- Saphiron
- Iroco
- Valactive
New ESP Implementations
- KumoMTA (documentation in progress)
New MBP Implementations
- EcoMail ⇒ Integration of expiration dates in your emails
- BetterBird ⇒ GitHub Issue – Thunderbird Patches
New Deployments among Senders
- France Télévision
- SNCF Connect (Q1 2025) – Commitment
- Fnac Darty (Q2 2025) – Commitment
Actions Taken During the Period
- Drafted, published, and distributed the feature request for open-source email clients and proposed it to each of them.
- Drafted and published the implementation guide for ESPs.
- IETF 122: During the Bangkok meeting, there was a clear signal to move forward with the publication of the standard. Unfortunately, it seems that no sponsors are truly taking the lead.
- Supported implementation in Betterbird.
- Reached out to the Union des marques and the Alliance Digitale.
- Discussions regarding implementation in Selligent/Marigold.
- Discussions regarding implementation in Imagino.
- Published a feature request to Infomaniak.
- Contacted Opquast.
- Received a legal opinion on the project from a legal advisor.
Additional Observations
- We are slightly behind on the hours to be spent, so we can dedicate a bit more time to the project.
- There is a lack of communication carried out by email!
Plans for the Next 3 Months
- Follow up with all ESPs that have shown interest in the project and highlight the implementation guide.
- Follow up with all brands that have shown interest in the project and are using a compatible ESP.
- Strengthen relationships with French ISPs/MBPs.
- Publish case studies (MBPs, ESPs, Advertisers).
- Secure a third supporter.
Objectives for the Next 3 Months
Main objectives of the project:
- Finalize the standard at IETF.
- Encourage email providers to take action.
- Push routing tools that do not yet integrate expiration dates to adopt the feature.
- Generate visibility.
Other areas of development and improvement:
- Achieve better monitoring and responsiveness in exchanges with various stakeholders.
- Expand beyond France.
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