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Re: [ietf-dkim] The (really) latest SSP draft

2007-10-24 09:01:12
Jeff Macdonald wrote:
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I also hadn't realized that DKIM was strictly meant to benefit
receivers.

Did you really think DKIM will alter the deeply embedded mail filtering landscape? :-)

That is why I always said, the only real true benefit of DKIM is FAILURE analysis. Receivers will protect senders from FORGERY when unexpected FAILURE occurs, and it will protect receivers with more high true positives filtering.

I do hope the DMA industry does not get blinded by the false idea DKIM validation of their mail is going to give them a free pass. I would never trust it. But if is it FAILURE, maybe you don't want your reputation further ruined by passing it on. If you don't care, when why should the receiver?

For us to even bother signing mail, we have to have some SSP assurance that receivers are going to DUMP forged mail. Otherwise, to me, there is no payoff - but just glorified worthless overhead.

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Sincerely

Hector Santos, CTO
http://www.santronics.com
http://santronics.blogspot.com

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