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RE: Publishing of SPF Records

2004-04-15 07:28:29
 

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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 4:16 PM
To: spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [spf-discuss] Publishing of SPF Records

Stefan Engelbert wrote:

K.F.J. Martens wrote:



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

And _everyone_ who is serious about having working 
SPF-enabled mailservers has to look for it.

Why that? Nobody is forced to look for anything.
I somebody wants to include checks on small domains which have only
http spf records he can do so or leave it.


 In the current 

Side note on the publishing side: are you going to run (and 
maintain) a webserver on _every_ SPF protected host in your domain?

You still havent understood. ONLY if the owner of that domain has NO
access to 
his DNS server (which is in some countries very common)



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..

Nice try, but there is no such thing as a _temporary_ hack 
when defining a protocol, and the worst, ugliest hacks are 
the ones with the greatest staying power.

Who speaks about an ugly hack? If it would be an ugly hack I wouldnt
discuss it here....




-- 
Daniel Taylor          VP Operations            Vocal 
Laboratories, Inc.
dtaylor(_at_)vocalabs(_dot_)com   http://www.vocalabs.com/        
(952)941-6580x203

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