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Re: z= question with X headers: msg#00543

ietf.dkim

Subject: Re: z= question with X headers

// Hash Headers

hash = empty;
for each hdr in (dkim_h_list) do

s = mail_headers[hdr];
sz = dkim_z_list[hdr]; // see is copy is available

if (s != sz) {
WHAT? INVALID? Should they be the same?
What can cause this? Mailing list?
}

if (s == "") s = sz; // correction

if (s != "")
hash += hash_string(s)
else
WHAT? INVALID?

end for

This makes me nervous (assuming I'm understanding the pseudo-code). It seems to say that if a header doesn't exist you use the header from the z= tag. But since MUAs aren't going to see that, I think it's problematic. Also, it doesn't address the "mailing list adds a prefix" problem.

The z= tag is only supposed to be used for "diagnostic purposes", not for computing the hash. Changing that would have major implications that we would have to examine very carefully.

eric


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