On 27/Apr/10 18:34, John R. Levine wrote:
> It just doesn't seem realistic to expect to be able to use contributors'
> signatures for list mail for a variety of reasons.
>
> Most lists will break signatures, for a variety of reasons that aren't
> going to change, starting with subject line tags.

Couldn't that be standardized, or taken into account using the List-* 
headers?

>   If the signature is
> broken, you need something else so the list can assert that a message was
> signed when it arrived.  But such assertions are only credible if the list
> itself is trustworthy.

You mean DKIM-enabled?

> If you already know you trust the list, how much practical benefit is there 
> to the assertion?

None. But lists who don't require DKIM to accept posts may happen to 
publish occasional forgeries.

BTW, are there lists that require DKIM "pass" to accept posts?
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