On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 9:09 PM Dave Crocker <dcroc...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>  DKIM was a synthesis within the IETF of two things (DomainKeys and IIM)
> that started outside.  It underwent significant evolution in the IETF --
> not once, but twice.
>
> Actually, it wasn't.
>
> The constituent parts were separately proposed, during the same initial
> IETF discussions, and the IETF said to go away and come back after
> reconciliation.  That work was done by an ad hoc industry team and there
> was a complete spec and initial implementations before the IETF was again
> approached.
>
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-allman-dkim-base-00
>
> (and note that in the working group field on the title page, it says
> "pre-MASS"...)
>
> The work in the IETF was a refinement of a complete, integrated spec.
> d/
>
> --
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorkingbbiw.net
>
> +1
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