Re: SPF Record ...

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.

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