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Re: [dkim-ops] hammering with a soldering iron, was subdomain vs. cousin domain

2010-09-13 17:10:23
  On 09/13/2010 09:19 PM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:
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From: MH Michael Hammer (5304) [mailto:MHammer(_at_)ag(_dot_)com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:06 PM
To: Murray S. Kucherawy; dkim-ops(_at_)mipassoc(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: [dkim-ops] hammering with a soldering iron, was subdomain vs. 
cousin domain

I think your last comment is perhaps the most interesting one. As John
Levine frequently reminds us as he invokes King Canute, we cannot tell
receivers what to do. I don't know if this association exists, but if
receivers find an association between failed signatures and malicious
email I can just about guarantee you that they will take advantage of
that data point..... Regardless of what the standard says. Bottom line,
a failed signature will be treated in accordance with those things that
a failed signature is perceived to be associated with.
Naturally that's true, but I think until there's evidence that a negative 
validation should mean something, I'm inclined to believe the RFC's advice is 
right.

+1. Please let's not degrade the status of RFC4871 to 'Experimental'. 
The RFC is clear about how to treat failed signatures. We don't have to 
accommodate for all possible wrong interpretations of the RFC, do we?

/rolf
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