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Re: DEPLOY: microsoft SenderID wizard seriously flawed, unusable

2004-09-09 00:11:46

Koen Martens wrote:

All,

Microsoft has sponsored a 'wizard' to create SPF records, it's online
here:

http://www.anti-spamtools.org/SenderIDEmailPolicyTool/Default.aspx

However, the wizard is seriously flawed. For example, it suggests you
to enter ip adresses to be used with the a mechanism, producing for
example:
v=spf2.0/pra a:1.2.3.4 ~all

this obviously should be

v=spf2.0/pra ip4:1.2.3.4 ~all

There are further flaws in the programming.

Here is another:

http://archives.listbox.com/spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com/200409/0263.html

- Mark