[ietf-dkim] Re: random stangers, was 1: 1

[Michael Thomas]

John L wrote:
> Ah, now we're getting somewhere.
> 
>> Why badly configured SSP is any different is beyond me. Frankly, I'd 
>> be a lot more worried about badly administered RBL's and their ilk
> 
> I'm quite concerned about badly administered DNSBLs.  That's why I use 
> DNSBLs run by people I know and trust, rather than DNSBLs run by random 
> strangers.
> 
> Using SSP is a whole lot like using random DNSBLs run by strangers -- in 
> both cases you're asking someone who has no particular credibility 
> whether to discard your incoming mail.  If you wouldn't do one, why 
> would you do the other?

Assumedly the first party has some desire to get their mail delivered.
That's a lot different than a RBL who might have an agenda, be lazy
or both. The first party always has the ability to correct the problem
too, unlike RBL's.

		Mike