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Re: [ietf-dkim] 8bit downgrades

2011-05-23 07:00:28

On 20 May 2011, at 05:24, Hector Santos wrote:


In this case, if this is enforced with a MUST, for a system that is 
not 8BITMIME ready but is adding DKIM signing support, to remain 
compliant it is far more feasible to add a rule to a DKIM signing 
component:

   If mail is 8bit then SKIP signing.

But why skip? Usually the message won't be downgraded. And even if they are, 
usually a broken signature will cause no harm.

-- 
Ian Eiloart
Postmaster, University of Sussex
+44 (0) 1273 87-3148


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