----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> I'm sorry, just saying that the protocol is for "transport time" is not 
> going to help developers, and is likely to lead to the 
> inconsistencies and incompatibility that you are trying to get 
> rid of. x= leaves it as a decision of the signer to determine
> what it wants. Letting a receiver just pick a number out of 
> thin air is definitely not what we want -- especially when 
? some dumb receivers would find it oh-so-suspicious
> that mail didn't get to them in the normal 20 minutes and declare the 
> signature dead.

The x=tag is the less of DKIM worries.  See the t=y tag:

    // Local Policy:
    // - Watch for Perpetual Testing (t=y) Abusers 
    // - 6 months Default

    if (IsTesting() && TestingDays() > LocalPolicy.MaxTestingDays) {
        WasteBasket()
        return 551;
    }

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





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