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Re: SPF abused by spammers

2004-09-11 15:16:29

On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 06:11:07PM -0400, Dean Anderson wrote:

Their website is clear. And their use amounts to less stringent checking
for those using SPF, which is bad for the reasons I stated.  And I might
add that this explains why spammers have quickly adopted SPF.


Combine beahvior-based reputataion systems with SPF queries, and you
acquire a fairly useful aggregation tool for reputation scores.
In this manner, spammers adopting SPF can be a good thing.

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