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Re: [ietf-dkim] A more fundamental SSP axiom

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Fri, 04 August 2006 16:27 UTC

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John L wrote:
> I'm trying to think about what I'll do when DKIM is in wide use, I get
> mail from thousands of sources that publish SSP info.  If SSP says "I
> sign everything" I have trouble figuring a use for it other than a flat
> reject of unsigned messages or at least 4.9 points in a five point
> scoring spam filter.  I REALLY do not want an SSP that says "I sign
> everything, and here is my estimate on a 0 to 10 scale of how much you
> should care."


Right.   SSP stands a much greater chance of being useful if it a) answers
questions we believe the receivers will want to have answered, and b) the
questions pertain to *simple* statements about signer/sender behaviors.

Certainly this kind of minimal model is essential for initial adoption and use.

d/

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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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