OT: What is "SPF" ?

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Thu Aug 26 14:42:09 CEST 2004


David Relson <relson at osagesoftware.com> writes:

> Using SPF may be useful as a spam filter, but only if _all_ senders have
> it implemented.  If all valid senders implement SPF, then forged
> messages from zombie machines will be "invalid" (and can be rejected).

SPF has _massive_ impact on how mail can be sent, and break both regular
mail forwards as well as injection through a friend's mail server.

It is also "illogical" from the traditional post, which doesn't care
into which postbox you drop or in which post office you send your mail.

-- 
Matthias Andree

NOTE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE MY MAIL IF YOU'RE USING SPF!
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