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Re: [ietf-dkim] A few SSP axioms

2006-08-01 12:32:50


Michael Thomas wrote:
I believe that the basic disconnect here is that the protocol "protects" 
anything. The running assumption that I've seen the most support for is that
the protocol *informs" other entities of the way the domain behaves, and the
protocol consumer may or may not use that information in conjunction with
other information to "protect" their incoming mail feed. 


I like your phrasing quite a lot.  I think it describes what DKIM does and does
not do quite well.

d/
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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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