Re: [Asrg] misconception in SPF

Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> Tue, 11 December 2012 07:52 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Asrg] misconception in SPF
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On Mon 10/Dec/2012 18:32:48 +0100 Martijn Grooten wrote:
>
> Heck, you can even use google.com, the SPF record of which only
> tells the receiving MTA that it probably wasn't Google who sent the
> email, for it uses ~all rather than -all. And even if it did use
> -all, it doesn't necessarily mean that the email wouldn't get
> delivered as not all spam filters/MTAs block SPF fails.
               ^^^^^^^
Does that imply that most, or even a relevant percentage of them, do?