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>> 2.  If the query for the public key fails to respond, the verifier
>>     SHOULD defer acceptance of this email.  Verifiers SHOULD track
>>     continuous errors and SHOULD eventually accept the message
>>     object after a number of tries.

> If the query for the public key fails to respond, the verifier
> SHOULD defer acceptance of this email. Verifiers MAY track
> continuous errors and determine the message has a broken signature.

Bill,

Isn't it always the case, the signature always broken (or non-verifiable) in
step 2?

PS: The above step I wrote was basically something it should not say. I view
that as a loophole bad actors will exploit.

--
Hector Santos, Santronics Software, Inc.
http://www.santronics.com










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