[ietf-dkim] [Fwd: I-D ACTION:draft-fenton-dkim-threats-02.txt]

[Eliot Lear]

Mike,

I think it depends on the prevalence of DKIM and the parameters of the
reputation service, which is out of scope and cannot be standardized.

Eliot

Michael Thomas wrote:
> Stephen Farrell wrote:
> >   If a domain owner publishes an open policy, and if some "bad"
> >   unsigned messages apparently emanate from that domain then the
> >   domain owner's reputation may suffer.
>
> Why would any rational reputation system make such an assertion?
> It is as stupid as holding domain holders responsible in the
> absense of dkim or some other identification mechanism: the
> domain holder has no way to prevent it. If this is a threat,
> then so is "receivers may trash DKIM-signed messages just because
> they feel like it", which is true but useless.
>
>         Mike
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