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Re: [ietf-dkim] Clarifying DKIM (etc.) expectations for mailing lists in the face of digests

2010-08-09 07:13:22


--On 4 August 2010 10:07:36 -0700 Dave CROCKER <dhc(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net> 
wrote:


What is the security model that makes this expectation of preservation
important  and reasonable, given that it is so easily and whimsically
violated by a common  recipient-selectable setting?

I think the identified problem is one of deliverability, not security.

However, if there's a need to trust the original sender, and you don't 
quite trust the list to get that right for you, then the implication is 
that the recipient (the person with the need) should not select a digest 
mode.

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Ian Eiloart
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