[ietf-dkim] Change to Section 6
Paul Hoffman
paul.hoffman at domain-assurance.org
Sat Jan 20 10:23:11 PST 2007
At 9:48 AM -0800 1/20/07, Douglas Otis wrote:
>On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 03:07 +0000, John Levine wrote:
>> >>6. Verifier Actions
>> >>
>> >> Since a signer MAY remove or revoke a public key at any time, it is
>> >> recommended that verification occur in a timely manner. In many
>> >> configurations, the most timely place is during acceptance by the
>> >> border MTA or shortly thereafter. [In particular, deferring
>> >> verification until the message is accessed by the end user is
>> >> discouraged.]
>> >>
>> >>This precaution should be removed!!
>> >
>> >I disagree with Doug and agree with the wording in the current document.
>>
>> I'm with Paul, I do not want to reopen the arguments about how long a
>> verification key should or shouldn't be around.
>
>Why strengthen a bad statement that attempts to declare DKIM is to be
>done only at the MTA?
Doug, please stop this. That is not what the addition to the text above says.
--Paul Hoffman, Director
--Domain Assurance Council
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