[ietf-dkim] Re: ISSUE 1521 -- Limit the application of SSP to unsigned messages

[Steve Atkins]

On Jan 24, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Wietse Venema wrote:

> Dave Crocker:
>> Stephen Farrell wrote:
>>>>> 1521    Limit the application of SSP to unsigned messages    new  
>>>>> dkim
>>>>> Nobody    0 dhc at dcrocker.net    9 days ago        9 days ago    0
>>>>
>>>>> Proposal: REJECT, but some wording changes may be needed for the  
>>>>> next
>>>>> rev, thread is [4] I mainly saw opposition to the change  
>>>>> suggested in
>>>>> the issue, and little support, but some text clarifying changes  
>>>>> were
>>>>> suggested (e.g. [5]). [4]
>>>>> http://mipassoc.org/pipermail/ietf-dkim/2007q4/008424.html [5]
>>>>> http://mipassoc.org/pipermail/ietf-dkim/2007q4/008467.html
>>>
>>>> Would you please explain the basis for assessing that this topic  
>>>> got
>>>> sufficient discussion and that there was rough consensus on it?
>>>
>>> See above "I mainly saw..."
>>
>> Summary of proposal:
>>
>>> All text that causes SSP to be applied to an already-signed message
>>> needs to be removed.
>
> I would take this further: remove all text that says when to apply
> SSP.  Instead, provide text that states the contribution that SSP
> can make under different conditions:  mail with valid first-party
> signature, mail with valid third-party signature, and mail without
> valid signature.

+1. Seems a reasonable compromise.

Cheers,
   Steve