On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:33:10 +0100, Rolf E. Sonneveld  
<[email protected]> wrote:


> Ad 2. To give some examples of use profiles:
>
>     * of course, the first thing that comes to mind is to use DKIM as
>       mechanism to build reputation services on. For this use profile
>       not many restrictions will be required, but restrictions like MUST
>       NOT or SHOULD NOT use l= can be part of that spec. Such a spec
>       could also give some guidance re. the use of i=

and lost more examples snipped

>
> It seems to me that we're constantly mixing the possible uses of DKIM
> with the core specification of DKIM. By differentiating the two, 4871bis
> can be finished and DKIM can start to bear fruit.

Which suggests that future use profiles may need tag hooks to hang their  
features on, and so if there is some underused existing tag (such as i=)  
already in the spec, then it is better left there to facilitate such  
future profiles.


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