> On Jun 7, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Simon <s...@4lists.simonliebold.de> wrote:
> 
> Am 07.06.2016 um 18:27 schrieb Steve Atkins:
>> The 2048 bit key plus the CNAME gives a reply packet big enough that
>> the UDP reply to a non-edns query is truncated. Retrying over TCP
>> works, but a DNS resolver that doesn't do TCP would just error out.
>> That's probably why the DKIM temperror. If you make your reply small
>> enough that a UDP reply works (either by not using the CNAME in the
>> same zone, or by using a slightly smaller key) I expect it'd go away.
> 
> Yes at some point it will start to work when sending to hotmail.com,
> outlook.com. Interestingly Google, Yahoo, AOL & Co don't seem to mind
> switching protocols during key retrieval.
> 
> That explains why those ESPs that want you to set a CNAME from your zone
> pointing to a pubkey in their zone don't use 2048 bit keys yet.

A CNAME in a different zone would likely not have the issue. But 1536 bit keys
might be the sweet spot anyway, I guess. DNS is a little fragile when you push
it's historical limits.

Cheers,
  Steve


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