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Re: SPF deployment, was RFC 3929 on Alternative Decision ...

2004-10-31 17:19:17
John Levine writes:


and how spammers are adapting/ Ciphertrust says they've seen more
spam than good mail pass SPF checks.

  I hope you're not implying that that's a bad thing.

No, of course not.  But it reminds us that anyone who thinks he's
going to block a lot of spam merely by rejecting mail that fails SPF
or any other sender/IP check is likely to be disappointed.  It may
block some now, but spammers have reminded us that they'll adapt.

And, when they do, the methods used to fight them will adapt also.


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