> On 14 Oct 2026, at 19:06, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 13.10.26 13:04, Cor Bosman via mailop wrote:
>> Hi all, we’ve noticed that outlook is returning 4xx for forwards with a 
>> valid DKIM because there is a duplicate signed header.  Usually a 
>> Mime-Version header.
>> 
>> Microsoft now verifies the mime structure before DKIM so these fail DMARC 
>> despite a valid DKIM.  We’re seeing this with pretty large senders like 
>> TikTok, Volkswagen, and many others.
>> 
>> How do other people deal with this?  “Sender problem”?
> 
> 
> On 13.10.26 15:04, Cor Bosman via mailop wrote:
>> I also just tested it with Content-Type, same problem.  So likely also other 
>> headers.
>> 
>> But these headers have to actually be duplicated.  Im guessing mailop itself 
>> doesn’t do that, it only over signs.  Many senders do add duplicate headers, 
>> and we mostly see this with Mime-Version for some reason.
>> 
>> My guess, MS first “fixes” the header to remove the duplicate, and then 
>> verifies the signature, which then obviously doesnt validate anymore.  I’m 
>> inclined to say “sender problem”, but this is happening with some pretty 
>> large senders.
> 
> Yes, I'd say it's a sender problem. 
> Do those senders always send messages with multiple Content-Type: or 
> Mime-Version: headers?
> 
> I guess it does not affect you when they send mail to Microsoft directly, 
> only when you forward their mail to Microsoft, correct?


It’s mostly Mime-Version. Maybe it’s some mail management software that creates 
these duplicate headers. It’s only on forwarding yes.

I would think this doesn’t only affect us, but everyone that does forwarding in 
any kind of volume.

Cor

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