Dave, As a receiver I would like to know who sent the message, who signed the message and any further information that might allow me to assign a spam score accurately for further edge processing. Thanks,
Bill Oxley Messaging Engineer Cox Communications, Inc. Alpharetta GA 404-847-6397 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crocker Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 2:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'ietf-dkim@mipassoc.org' Subject: Re: [ietf-dkim] A more fundamental SSP axiom Arvel Hathcock wrote: >> SSP exists so that receivers can make better decisions about >> handling their incoming mail. > > There is a lot of truth in that statement. I would say it like this though: SSP exists so that senders can provide input in the hopes that receivers will make "better" decisions about handling their incoming mail. Arvel, Your statement is, of course, entirely correct. The problem is that it probably does not help the working group effort as much as a phrasing that focuses on the Receiver-side. The reason is that a focus on the receiver will help us focus on adoption and use. As soon as we have a basis for believing that Receive side folk with actually USE information provided by senders, then the senders are much more likely to provide it. After all, providing it improves deliverability. If we only focus on sender-side desires, then we will specify a jillion clever mechanisms that will not get used, rather than the few that will. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html