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Re: [ietf-dkim] Proposal: Do the semantics first, then straw poll

2006-04-13 12:02:14

Phill,

Let's do one thing at a time. After we see if there's a strong
consensus with the current straw poll, then we can see what's
next, and that might involve some of the more detailed options
you outline.

You all still have until Tuesday to express an opinion (or
another one),

Stephen.

(Apologies if you get two of these.)

Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
It seems to me that several people who are arguing to kill = ae essentially aguing that it has the same semantics that I beleive are the strongest that can be attached to x= and conclude that these semantics are not suficient to justify inclusion. Others argue that the semantics are ambiguous and it should go which is not so far from saying the semantics are clear, just different to the ones presented. I suggest then that we take a quaker poll type approach and put in the full range of options rather than require people to commit now to a yes/no vote. The range of options I see is: 1) Keep x=, signers should be able to limit the time period in which the accept resonsibility 2) Keep x=, signers should be able to state in the signature that they won't support the key retrieval indefinitely. 3) Delete x=, the semantics are ambiguous, people think of it as message revocation, they should not 4) Delete x=, signers can state the key support interval in SSP 5) Delete x=, time in seconds since 1970s invites 32 bit Y2K type issues 6) Other reasons My prefered options are 2 and 4 equally. I reject 1. I can live with 3 or 5.

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