Re: [Asrg] misconception in SPF

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Mon, 10 December 2012 16:48 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Asrg] misconception in SPF
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This posting demonstrates why the main line of this thread is useless.

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On 12/10/2012 7:59 AM, Christian Grunfeld wrote:
> I'm really surprised to see how discussions diverges on this list !
>
> The problem statement is very simple:
>
> 1) How many people on this list saying that SPF is bad have TXT
> records published on their domains ? Why do you use it in real life
> and deplore it here ?
>
> 2) How many people on this list that use SPF have only one TXT record
> at the top domain and remain relaxed having [?~-]all, ignoring this
> thread ?
>
> I accept that some of you don't mind that a third party can use your
> subdomains to send forged emails claiming that are from you. I
> personally don't like that and applied the fix !
>
> I repeat, this thread started discussing an SPF problem and then
> derived in a lot of other problems. We can discuss any, but please
> don't blame it on SPF of all of them !
>
> over and out!
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