>-----Original Message----- >From: Dave Crocker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:22 PM >To: MH Michael Hammer (5304) >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ietf-dkim] Re: ISSUE 1525 -- Restriction to >posting by firstAuthor breaks email semantics > > > >MH Michael Hammer (5304) wrote: > > "Seems so" is exactly the correct phrase..... because we >don't really >> know - and currently can't generally know - whether the claim of >> agency by the identity in the sender field is an authorized, >and thus >> valid claim..... >> >> >> Signed on behalf of Dave Crocker by Michael Hammer > > >Yup. Almost makes one wish that one knew the reputation of >Michael Hammer, doesn't it? >
Are we sure that reputation is the issue? If we could look somewhere and determine whether Dave Crocker allows anyone to act as his agent then we can determine whether the claim of agency is valid without having to worry about Michael Hammers reputation. >In fact, the reputation of Dave Crocker is probably irrelevant >for this situation... > And so too is the reputation of Michael Hammer. Why rely on reputation when one can get a direct answer? >And, yes, one could start with Crocker's reputation and go >through some sort of formal delegation mechanism, but that's >more complicated and it ignores the potential for independent >action that this Hammer fellow retains. So no matter what >Crocker delegates, one is left needing to know something about Hammer. > >d/ > This Hammer fellow can do whatever he wants but that doesn't and shouldn't involve Dave Crocker if Dave Crocker doesn't care to be dragged into it. It has nothing to do with reputation. Your assertion is almost like someone listening to the neighbor that says it's ok to go pick Hammers apples despite Hammer having put up a no trespassing sign. I haven't raised the formal delegation (positive) situation - I have only raised the "I don't delegate agency to anyone" (negative) situation. Not very complicated at all. There may be value in including a formal delegation capability but that is another discussion. Mike Mike _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
