Doug Otis wrote: > On 10/14/09 10:51 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
>> All of which begs the basic question of why this thread is being pursued? >> The >> questions and answers aren't new. > > Good question. > > While email reputation has managed to retain a semblance of email > functionality, this often results in more than 90% of the email stream > being refused. These refusals are often based upon the reputation of > the IP address used by SMTP clients. > > DKIM offers an opportunity to leverage names as a mechanism for > acceptance and to authorize third-party domains that might act on behalf > of the Author Domain without formal arrangements. The authorization > could be done in a safe and economical manner to allow Author Domains a > means to benefit from the other domains reputation and services, and to > better ensure messages are accepted. +1. However, I think the answer is Dave is seeking is evidence of problems which in his mind because RFC 5617 is only a standard by name and not supported by anyone, there is no problem. I guess that is only possible if indeed RFC 5617 will never be used by anyone. == _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html