Re: [cobalt-users] Fw: SPF records in DNS servers

[Jeff Lasman <blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 04 February 2004 08:10 pm, Franklin S Werren wrote:

> I am wondering if it would work on a Cobalt Server(s)
> Just another way to block "SPAM" or is it a "FARCE"??

Since we're in the spamblocking business now (announcement coming soon 
<smile>) I've been followin SPF with some interest for a few months. 

1) It won't be of any use at all until everyone's using it because until 
then you'll have to just set your system to put a warn into the log 
rather than block.

2) It completely breaks all forms of mail forwarding, including many, if 
not most, mailing lists.

3) It may break all responses from your website forms, depending on how 
your form-to-email conversion scripts are written.

4) The methods the SPF advocates recommend to replace forwarding and 
allow mailing lists are cumbersome at best, and not at all set in any 
kind of "stone".

In other words it helps solve a serious problem and creates a lot of 
others.

Jeff
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