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Re: So ... did Dewey beat Truman?

2004-08-07 03:17:38

John Glube wrote:

Prudent senders will take the time and effort to properly
configure their systems so that recipient's can run any
check they want.

No, with SPF/FROM-HDR they will delete their sender policy.
Users want to use "their" mailbox address in From: headers,
even if it doesn't match the MAIL FROM.

As soon as a mail is deleted after a mismatch they'll complain
to the provider of "their" address.  After the 2nd deletion
they will go to another provider without "restrictive" sender
policy.  And after some complaints from unhappy users AOL or
GMX or ... will delete their sender policy and stop to check
sender policies.

The typical user cannot define his own personal sender policy,
just like a typical user cannot define his own personal REJECT
rules.  Big ISPs won't offer this, it's too expensive and too
complex.
                       Bye, Frank