On Tue, 3 Oct 2017, Kerim Aydin wrote:
So the TDOC precedent was set long ago in a very different ruleset. I've always been of the opinion that we should go with the Date: header, and the knowledge that it can be forged for tiny advantage be dealt with by some kind of crime (e.g. "if the date-headers show discrepancy, and that discrepancy would gain a material advantage...") and say "not messing with the headers" is the same as "not playing as two people from different accounts": strong social pressure not to do so, but not worth our time to be paranoid about. The convenience of the Date header all around is worth accepting that it's *possible* to fake.
"The Date: header of an emailed public message constitutes a self-ratifying claim that the message was sent at the indicated time."
Greetings, Ørjan.
