Re: SPF Record ...

On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 15:44 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2006 at 11:29, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > My question is:
> >
> > What problem are we trying to solve by using SPF?
>
> And SPF record is not for us.  It is for others.
>
> An SPF record tells other people where our email is [most likely] to
> be coming from.  It helps them to design spam detection techniques.
> When combined with other information, it helps them to draw a
> conclusion as to whether or not a given email is spam.

O.k. and is OpenSPF the definitive source for information on it?

Honestly, the whole thing sounds pretty pointless at least at this
juncture. I am not bashing the technology but I don't really see a
reason for it.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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