DKIM (was Statement on email spoofing from GLAT staff )

[Phil Dobbin]

On 16/01/2020 19:10, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:

> On 2020-01-16 13:58, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> 
>> Anyone else agree it's time we secure the whole Internet and
>> disavow any non-secure transmissions?
> 
> Have to say, I agree, at least WRT e-mail.  I see zero reason spam even
> exists in this day of cryptographic domain validation.  Indeed, just
> last night, I finally got DKIM working on my domain's emails, with the
> help of
> https://www.stevejenkins.com/blog/2011/08/installing-opendkim-rpm-via-yum-with-postfix-or-sendmail-for-rhel-centos-fedora/
> .
> (Which, granted, was aimed at RH/CentOS/Fedora, but had essentials that
> did the job for Ubuntu -- especially appreciated the autoresponder DKIM
> validation addresses, though only the port25 one is working right.)
> 
> So if you check the headers of this e-mail, you'll see a DKIM signature
> from jots.org, my domain, and you *know* it legitimately came from me. 
> There are other mechanisms that help, too, such as SPF.  I'd love to put
> a line in the sand -- say, 2/22/2022 (because why not?) -- and have that
> be when Google, Hotmail, etc., would cease accepting unsigned e-mail.

you've got my vote: 2/22/2022 it is.

Cheers,

  Phil.

-- 
Man's unhappiness stems from his inability
to sit quietly in his room.
      Pascal

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