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Re: [ietf-dkim] The URL to my paper describing the DKIM policy options

2006-07-27 01:41:08
> I've always wondered why dkim is taking on the task of supporting
> "I don't send mail" since the statement makes no reference to
> signatures at all.

Here's my own view. DKIM is not only (or merely) the mechanics of digital signature construction and verification. Signatures are just a tool -- a safe way of saying "I insert X so is X present?" (X being, in our case, a DKIM signature). The primary goal however is not to construct signatures. We want to make improvements in the email authenticity space. Another vector for that might be "I don't send mail". That this doesn't directly involve signatures is not in the least a problem.

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Arvel


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