[ietf-dkim] Re: ISSUE: Better definition of "DKIM signing complete" required

[Charles Lindsey]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:17:46 -0000, Hector Santos <hsantos at santronics.com>  
wrote:

> This might not be related but I think that we have confuse DKIM in the  
> last 5-8 months with these "layman" constructs when really what we  
> should be distinguishing it with as "Technical Constructs" such as:
>
>      "The EMAIL SENDER signs everything"
>      "The EMAIL OWNER/AUTHOR signs everything"
>      "The LIST SERVER signs everything"

At last! You have recognized the real problem. According to whichever of  
these situations is relevant for the particular case, you need to look at  
the From, or the Sender, or some List-*, or whatever else header.

> Now, are you proposing, suggesting, hinting, a new possible technical  
> constructs for NEWS?
>
>      "The NEWS SERVER/DOMAIN" signs everything"

That might come some day, but for the forseeable future I think we have to  
plan without that one.

-- 
Charles H. Lindsey ---------At Home, doing my own thing------------------------
Tel: +44 161 436 6131                       
   Web: http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~chl
Email: chl at clerew.man.ac.uk      Snail: 5 Clerewood Ave, CHEADLE, SK8 3JU, U.K.
PGP: 2C15F1A9      Fingerprint: 73 6D C2 51 93 A0 01 E7 65 E8 64 7E 14 A4 AB A5