Re: [Asrg] misconception in SPF

John Johnson <jjohnson@jdmc.org> Tue, 11 December 2012 14:57 UTC

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Franck Martin wrote:
> This issue is handled by DMARC, as it can work on all subdomains with only one TXT record.
> 
> If you try to do the same with SPF only, this may be complicated.
> 
> But then DMARC p=reject is not for all.

  +1, maybe +2

  I now get reports of hosts attempting to send using a subdomain that isn't in use.
  Franck, thanks for your article on DMARC, it truly is a good tool.

-john