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RE: [ietf-dkim] dkim implementations

2005-08-15 09:48:00

[mailto:ietf-dkim-bounces(_at_)mipassoc(_dot_)org] On Behalf Of Dave Crocker
 
 another thread there is absolutely no doubt that the group 
can finish 
the  spec, there are FOUR precedents for standards work in 
this area, 
all of them  delivered specifications. DKIM is considerably less 
ambitious than any of  the other attempts.


In the interest of timely accuracy:

     As of this morning, the number is five.


There are five DKIM implementations

What I was referring to was the fact that DKIM is the fifth
specification the IETF has worked on that is intended to sign email.
PEM, MOSS, S/MIME, PGP all completed their work, all delivered a spec
that achieved the original goals and all produced a reasonably competent
first draft a reasonable time after the group started.

The security area has never had a big problem delivering a spec that
functions as advertised. The problem has been with specs that don't
solve the real problems faced by the users.

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