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Re: [ietf-dkim] Meaning of x= and DKIM signatures in general

2006-04-13 05:58:48
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L" <johnl(_at_)iecc(_dot_)com>


The more I think about x=, the less I understand what it means.
I think what we have here is a fairly fundamental disconnect about
the meaning of a DKIM signature.  These questions arose in the
context of x= but they all remain an issue if you take out x= and
replace it with "maximim message transit time".

What's wrong with using the Message Reception Time? as proposed in:

http://mipassoc.org/pipermail/ietf-dkim/2006q2/003134.html

This addresses all time-shifted DKIM expiration scenarios.

Lets remember modern mail operations needs to work and be designed around
two fundamental platforms:

    o Dynamic, Online, Interactive,

    o Offline, Store and Forward, a Time-Shifted emulation
      of Interactive Operations.

The protocol for this expiration concept has to apply to both equally,
otherwise you can run into fuzzy inconsistent operations and sure enough,
new legal issues as well, as you duly pointed out.

--
Hector Santos, Santronics Software, Inc.
http://www.santronics.com


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