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[ietf-dkim] Not an issue: multiple From headers

2008-06-18 06:22:31
[ not about ADSP, about DKIM ]

An acquaintance points out that one could prepend an extra From: or 
Subject: header to a DKIM signed message, which wouldn't break the 
signature, but would often be displayed by MUAs which show the new one 
rather than the old one.  Needless to say, that weakens the practical 
benefit of DKIM for people with MUAs like that.

My theory is that DKIM only applies to valid 2822 messages, and it's not a 
substitute for a sanity check for all the screwy things one can send in a 
non-conformant message.  Perhaps it would be a good idea someday to 
collect experience and advice into an implmentation guide, but other 
than that, it's not our problem.  Agreed?

Regards,
John Levine, johnl(_at_)iecc(_dot_)com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet 
for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor
"More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.
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