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Re: DEPLOY: microsoft SenderID wizard seriously flawed, unusable

2004-09-09 07:55:35

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 09:55:55AM -0400, Yakov Shafranovich wrote:
Koen Martens wrote:
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:
 
      [....]

A quick WHOIS check determines that the domain belongs to "Aditi 
Technologies" which is an outsourcing company in India.

A quick glance at the web-site determines that the site is sponsored by 
microsoft. Why is microsoft sponsoring a wizard that creates invalid spf 
records? If microsoft is not indeed sponsoring this site, why has the 
'sponsored by microsoft' banner up there for months now?

Koen

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