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Re: [ietf-dkim] Modified Introduction text for rfc4871-errata (resend)

2009-06-16 14:59:56


Jim Fenton wrote:
 I do feel that we're effectively
using "assessment" as a proxy for "the R-word" which goes back to the
concern I voiced long ago about not requiring the verifier to pass on
other values including i= if they're present.  It seems to me that this
is effectively dictating the operation of the (wink wink, nudge nudge)
assessor.    But I won't belabor that, since it seems that the rough
consensus felt otherwise.

Thanks for not belaboring it.

I won't either:

1)  DKIM states the goal of delivering an identifier.  Not a mass of 
interesting 
attributes for the assessor to pick and choose among.  The clarification 
distinguishes between the (one) formally delivered identifier, versus whatever 
informal (outside of the spec) ad hoc, local usage the receive-side might wish 
to engage in.

2)  This is not telling the assessor what to do with the identifier, but making 
sure the assessor and the signer treat the same identifier as the primary one.

3)  The spec failed to distinguish between internal mechanism versus payload. 
This corrects that.


d/
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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
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