On Nov 29, 2006, at 3:42 AM, Eliot Lear wrote:

Charles Lindsey wrote:

I utterly fail to see why what is displayed to the user is of the least relevance.

Because it's very possible UAs will indicate whether a message is signed or not. This is already done with various plugins.

The same plug-ins can also verify an associative policy regarding other headers as well. Being signed might be for entities found in the 2822.From, the 2822.Sender, or for the 2821.MailFrom (to help ensure DSNs). Annotation of a message being signed by itself is of little value. Being "signed" and "recognized" is what is important when the desire is to curtail spoofing. This "recognition" should not be visual. Because a great deal of email is sent by entities not found within the 2822.From header, being able to "recognize" other headers becomes important when extending protection for this portion of the email traffic. Leaving holes in what gets protected only invites abuse.

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