On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 11:21 AM Michael Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 12/12/22 6:57 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:
>
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 2:43 PM Michael Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> But I want to return to my previous point of whether reputation is even
>> quantifiable, and whether somebody has actually gone out and researched it.
>> We can say that this is a problem in theory, but do we have any data to
>> back it up? I kinda think that should be table stakes before talking about
>> rechartering.
>>
>
> The industry appears to think it's a factor.  This work comes to us from
> M3AAWG where there's a critical mass that believes reputation abuse of this
> nature is real.  Though I agree it would be helpful to have metrics to
> describe it more precisely, it's my perception that there's enough momentum
> here to back chartering.
>
> So I take it they haven't quantified it either? This strikes me as highly
> susceptible to using anecdotal evidence as proof. I'm not saying they are
> wrong, I just would like to see actual evidence. That's especially true if
> the end result is telling receivers they should do something that they have
> no stake in.
>

I suspect that most of the organizations affected aren't positioned to
share the internal metrics that showed impact, but I can tell you from
experience the effects can be quite dramatic, and I've spoken to more than
a few people - also with direct experience - who would say the same.

These attacks were very narrowly targeted; the vast majority of DKIM replay
spam this year has been sent to just a few of the largest consumer mailbox
providers. In that context, lack of awareness of the problem is a poor
argument against trying to solve it.
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