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Re: [mail-vet-discuss] "none" as a possible result string?

2008-01-22 14:22:07
J D Falk wrote:
msk wrote:

Someone has asked for "none" to be added as a possible result for an
authentication method.  An example use of this might be a message not
signed with DKIM, and a DKIM verification agent that wants to be very
explicit that it processed the message and that the message was
unsigned. One could argue though that this is redundant to "neutral",
which we already have, or that the implementor would simply omit to
add
the header altogether in those cases.

In any event, I thought I'd offer it up for discussion while there's
still a chance to make the change if someone is strongly in favour of
such.

I think it's a good idea.  This header is (as I see it) primarily
intended for post-processing of upstream results, so there can be an
important difference between verdicts of "processed, no result" and "not
processed at all" (denoted by a complete lack of the header.)

I think I agree, but it should be made very clear that the difference
should be only of forensic value. Ie, don't build a kind-of locked
icon for a broken signature or some such other silliness that might
give users the wrong impression, yadda yadda.

                Mike
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