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Re: SPF spec is frozen, but I don't think it has been finalized

2004-01-28 06:14:27
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From: "wayne" <wayne(_at_)midwestcs(_dot_)com>
To: "SPF discussions" <spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 3:40 AM
Subject: [spf-discuss] SPF spec is frozen, but I don't think it has been
finalized


First, softfail has been in various versions of spf1.  There are
SPF records out there right now with it. I would guess that
softfail has been in the spec longer than it has been out of it.

I always liked softfail, and was sad to see it go. I prefer to have this
back in the headers:

"transitioning domain of ... does not designate ... as permitted sender"

It gives all who examine the headers a clear headsup. To the sender it says,
"Dear user, something is imminent with your domain; we're going to change
something, as per our announcement, and this is your reminder." To the
receiving party it says, "Look, we're introducing a new protection scheme;
you may wanna get in on it too."

Now it just says,

"unable to determine SPF status for ..."

As if you misconfigured something. :(

It only takes two minute changes to Query.pm (1.99), which can easily be
made by hand, even -- basically just the removal of two lines where ~ is
being set to ?, that is all.

- Mark

        System Administrator Asarian-host.org

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"If you were supposed to understand it,
we wouldn't call it code." - FedEx

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