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Re: [ietf-dkim] On the Selector

2009-05-25 17:27:45
someone should tell yahoo then ;) 

What would you use then? 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave CROCKER" <dhc(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net> 
To: "Franck Martin" <franck(_at_)genius(_dot_)com> 
Cc: ietf-dkim(_at_)mipassoc(_dot_)org 
Sent: Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 8:27:59 AM GMT +12:00 New Zealand 
Subject: Re: [ietf-dkim] On the Selector 

Using the selector as input to a reputation process is a serious mistake. It is 
discussed briefly in the Overview, which was just approved by the IESG: 

<http://dkim.org/specs/draft-ietf-dkim-overview-11.html#rfc.section.4.3> 

Basing assessment on a value that includes the selector destroys the ability to 
use the selector for key management. 

d/ 

Franck Martin wrote: 
Hi, 

I see some ESP are using the selector to do domain reputation. We used 
to have a reputation based on the IP, but with DKIM based reputation, it 
is more difficult to have a granular reputation, therefore the use of 
the selector to differentiate emails. 

Is the use of the selector for this purpose codified somewhere? 


-- 

Dave Crocker 
Brandenburg InternetWorking 
bbiw.net 
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