[bartvk]

I don't know about your country, but in mine (The Netherlands), it is a completely and utterly valid way to enter a contract.

Actually, you are free to enter a contract in any way possible. It is vormvrij (translated: form-free). Excluded is the purchase of a house, as far as I know. But for the rest, you are free to come to an agreement via WhatsApp, Facebook, email, or a scrawl on a piece of paper.

[schoen]

In the U.S., many contracts (but not all) can in principle by default be oral and still be enforceable by law.

https://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/business-contracts-forms/w...

[shinigami]

So... no need for DKIM

[tony101]

But you need to be able to prove the existence of the contract. Which DKIM would help with.

[shinigami]

Then digitally sign it. Sign and scan it. Do not require signing every single email you send to protect 0,1% of them.

[anticristi]

Same in Sweden. "Are you okey with paying extra for X?" "Yes, please go ahead."

And that's how a new contract gets signed! No need to fly someone 1500km just for that.

[shinigami]

Sure. So why do we need DKIM to authenticate contracts?

[baobabKoodaa]

Because, without DKIM, a dishonest party can repudiate the email. Just as a written contract is superior to an oral contract, a non repudiable written contract is superior to a repudiable written contract.

[shinigami]

So maybe digitally sign the contracts instead of unwillingly sign every single email you send?

[baobabKoodaa]

Please explain how I can make a webshop like amazon digitally sign a contract?

[shinigami]

Why do you need Amazon to digitally sign a contract?

[shinigami]

It's still a terrible idea...