[dkim-dev] SSP2 implementation

[Mircea Purdea]

Douglas Otis wrote:
> Implementation at the MTA should not be an issue as *nix DNS et al
> handle new RR types.
>
> There may be issues related to accessing new RR types by servers and MUA
> clients within a Windows environment.  Are there any observed problems? 
>   
One problematic scenario that I am aware of, concerns automated hosting 
platforms. There are currently lots of small hosting providers which use 
automation platforms (like Helm, Plesk, or 'homebrew' solutions) that 
handle integration and client end interfacing. Typically, a user of such 
a platform will only have DNS RR access through a web interface that (at 
the present time, at least) is limited in functionality (and certainly 
has no flexible RR options). Thus, while large companies that 
(generally) host their own DNS will have no problems deploying DKIMP 
RRs, the SOHO and private category might not be able to properly deploy.

Windows solutions (at both the server and client end) are - generally 
speaking - somewhat inflexible, so I think that introducing new DNS RRs 
might actually be quite problematic; certainly something that needs 
considering.




Mircea