Re: [spfbis] Proposed spf TXT record change

"John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Wed, 10 February 2016 02:25 UTC

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> I think the spf information should be placed in a TXT record
>attached to a _spf selector (e.g. _spf.example.com).

You're right, but you're also a decade too late.  Forget it.

R's,
John