On Wed, 25 May 2011 01:33:00 +0100, Dave CROCKER <[email protected]> wrote:
> To make a canonicalization algorithm that is more robust -- such as > having it > based on canonical forms of data, independent of encoding -- makes some > sense. > Trying to create the ability to "reverse" changes strikes me as far to > complex > and fragile to be reasonable. Sure. But this thread is simply trying to see whether some minimal assistance from the signer might be useful for helping any geek who was mad enough to try reversing the changes. For sure there will such exist geeks out there somewhere - but I don't expect such reversing to become normal standard practice. -- Charles H. Lindsey ---------At Home, doing my own thing------------------------ Tel: +44 161 436 6131 Web: http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~chl Email: [email protected] Snail: 5 Clerewood Ave, CHEADLE, SK8 3JU, U.K. PGP: 2C15F1A9 Fingerprint: 73 6D C2 51 93 A0 01 E7 65 E8 64 7E 14 A4 AB A5 _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
