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From: owner-spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com
[mailto:owner-spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com] On Behalf Of
Daniel Taylor
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:48 PM
To: spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [spf-discuss] Publishing of SPF Records
K.F.J. Martens wrote:
On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 03:10:12PM +0200, Stefan Engelbert wrote:
http lookups would be optional. So every mail operator could choose
himself to enable them or not......
Which sort of splits the spf community in two halves, those
using http
lookups and those that do not. Better stick to a uniform
policy. The
basic idea is that, given time, TXT records will be
standard for every
dns hoster. Es
Not really, it rather forces those who are serious about
using SPF to do the http lookups. There are actually serveral
distinct problems with it, but the key one is it is an
unnecessary duplication of information.
why that? u publish the http record ONLY if u cannot publish the DNS one
As such it
complicates setup and increases the odds for problems both in
setup and in operations.
As far as the problem with domains that do not have access to
their own DNS record to add TXT records, I believe that it
will become a self resolving problem if SPF takeup passes 10%
of domains, as the nameserver operators will see the need themselves.
Even better. Then http records will be only used for a transitional
period until
and will vanish with the same speed DNS records become more available.
That would speed up the acceptance and implementation of SPF records..
Yes, it does mean that some people who would like to publish
SPF now can't, but that is a lesser problem than crippling
the protocol with unneeded complexity would be, and one that
will be solved in time.
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Daniel Taylor VP Operations Vocal
Laboratories, Inc.
dtaylor(_at_)vocalabs(_dot_)com http://www.vocalabs.com/
(952)941-6580x203
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