RFC 4871, "DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures", May 2007

Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 6376

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 5672

Errata ID: 1532
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Tony Hansen
Date Reported: 2008-09-30
Held for Document Update by: Sean Turner

Section 3.6.1 says:

N/A (see Notes below)

It should say:

Add text similar to the following:

Compatibility Note for DomainKeys

If a v= value is not found at the beginning of the DKIM key record, 
the key record should be interpreted as for DomainKeys [4870]. The 
definition given here is upwardly compatible with what is used for 
DomainKeys, with the exception of the "g=" value. In a DomainKeys 
key record, an empty "g=" value should be interpreted as being 
equivalent to DKIM's "g=*".

Notes:

There should be a note added somewhere to section 3.6.1 saying
that if a v= is not found at the beginning of the DKIM key
record, the DNS key record should be interpreted as for DomainKeys
and described in RFC 4870. In addition, a note should be added
about the difference in the interpretation of an empty "g=",
which is the only incompatible tag.

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