Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Paul Hoffman
At 1:09 PM -0700 4/4/06, Michael Thomas wrote: [transmogrified from Paul's original text] Rationale: Signers need a way to attach multiple signatures when transitioning from one signature algorithm to another, when transitioning from one hash algorithm to another, and even from one protocol ver

RE: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Bill.Oxley
I like this version 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 Michael Thomas Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:09 PM To: Paul Hoffman Cc: ietf-dk

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Stephen Farrell
Paul Hoffman wrote: At 1:09 PM -0700 4/4/06, Michael Thomas wrote: [transmogrified from Paul's original text] Rationale: Signers need a way to attach multiple signatures when transitioning from one signature algorithm to another, when transitioning from one hash algorithm to another, and eve

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Paul Hoffman
At 10:59 PM +0100 4/4/06, Stephen Farrell wrote: If no-one wants to insist on signatures having to be sequential, then this could be fairly easy! Signatures have to be sequential if you sign them, given our current rules for signing and verifying h=. The question is whether or not we care abo

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Michael Thomas
Stephen Farrell wrote: Paul Hoffman wrote: At 1:09 PM -0700 4/4/06, Michael Thomas wrote: When evaluating a message with multiple signatures, a receiver SHOULD evaluate signatures independently and on their own merits. Is that really a SHOULD? How could it be tested? Perhaps "shoul

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Paul Hoffman
At 3:10 PM -0700 4/4/06, Michael Thomas wrote: Signers MUST NOT remove any DKIM-Signature headers from messages they are signing, even if they know that the headers cannot be verified. Is MUST NOT ok there, as opposed to SHOULD NOT? I seem to recall someone wanting to be able to re

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Stephen Farrell
Paul Hoffman wrote: At 10:59 PM +0100 4/4/06, Stephen Farrell wrote: If no-one wants to insist on signatures having to be sequential, then this could be fairly easy! Signatures have to be sequential if you sign them, given our current rules for signing and verifying h=. Then I'm confused

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Michael Thomas
Paul Hoffman wrote: At 3:10 PM -0700 4/4/06, Michael Thomas wrote: I copied this from Paul's original. I'm good either way, though SHOULD seems more appropriate now. The MUST NOT was there in the earlier proposal because the association between p= and the headers was by hash values. This pro

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Paul Hoffman
At 11:28 PM +0100 4/4/06, Stephen Farrell wrote: Paul Hoffman wrote: At 10:59 PM +0100 4/4/06, Stephen Farrell wrote: If no-one wants to insist on signatures having to be sequential, then this could be fairly easy! Signatures have to be sequential if you sign them, given our current rules fo

RE: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-04 Thread Dennis Dayman
I'm good with this. -Dennis > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Thomas > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:09 PM > To: Paul Hoffman > Cc: ietf-dkim@mipassoc.org > Subject: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of > multipl

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Arvel Hathcock
> The MUST NOT was there in the earlier proposal because the association > between p= and the headers was by hash values. This proposal removes > that, and MUST NOT is not needed. If we use "SHOULD NOT", we need to > say when it is OK to do it anyway. Proposal: "To avoid deleting > information tha

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Dave Crocker
Arvel Hathcock wrote: > The MUST NOT was there in the earlier proposal because the association > between p= and the headers was by hash values. This proposal removes > that, and MUST NOT is not needed. If we use "SHOULD NOT", we need to > say when it is OK to do it anyway. Proposal: "To avo

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Arvel Hathcock
> the case of a should does not change its semantics. > > if the text specifies behavior, it is being normative. Are you saying a 'SHOULD' and a 'should' have essentially the same meaning? -- Arvel ___ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to htt

RE: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Bill.Oxley
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:50 PM To: ietf-dkim@mipassoc.org Subject: Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures > the case of a should does not change its semantics. > > if the text specifies behavior, it is being normative. Are you saying a '

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Dave Crocker
Arvel Hathcock wrote: > the case of a should does not change its semantics. > if the text specifies behavior, it is being normative. Are you saying a 'SHOULD' and a 'should' have essentially the same meaning? No. I am saying that they have *exactly* the same meaning. English does not di

Re: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread Douglas Otis
On Apr 5, 2006, at 9:36 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: Arvel Hathcock wrote: > The MUST NOT was there in the earlier proposal because the association > between p= and the headers was by hash values. This proposal removes > that, and MUST NOT is not needed. If we use "SHOULD NOT", we need to

RE: [ietf-dkim] Alternative text for semantics of multiple signatures

2006-04-05 Thread SM
Hello, At 10:05 05-04-2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the case indicates importance, much like bold/italic or underline, not meaning I believe http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt sums it. Regards, -sm ___ NOTE WELL: This list operates accordi