On 2024-08-09 15:11:45, Brotman, Alex via mailop wrote:
> Yes, it should be updated.
> 
> It might also be worth trying to get a bug filed against opendkim to update 
> docs or comments in the sample configuration file that is provided in the 
> package to illustrate suggested practices.
> 
> (FWIW, lists.debian.org still doesn't sign anything they send)

The OpenDKIM project is dead, but the sample configuration file does
already mention this. The "full" sample config file says,

> This has security implications; see opendkim.conf(5) for details.

and then that man page says,

> This feature of the protocol exists to improve the likelihood that a
> signature will survive transit through a mailing list server, as
> they commonly append footers to messages.  Note, however, that this
> creates a potential security issue since someone could add arbitrary
> text to the signed message and the signature would still validate.
> See the DKIM specification for details.

(the other, simpler sample config files don't mention the body length
option at all).
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