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Re: spf-draft-200404.txt -- Happy spammers

2004-04-26 14:11:58
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On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Roger Moser spewed into the bitstream:

RM>The latest specification says:
RM>
RM>> 2.2.2. Lookup
RM>> ...
RM>> If the domain does not exist (NXDOMAIN) an SPF client MUST return
RM>> "unknown".
RM>>
RM>> 3. SPF Record Evaluation
RM>> ...
RM>> Unknown: indicates incomplete processing: an MTA MUST proceed as if a
RM>> domain did not publish SPF data.
RM>
RM>This will make the spammers and virus authors happy. Now they simply have to
RM>use a return-path with an non-existing domain, and their spam or virus will
RM>be delivered.

My MTA config's do not accept mail from non-existent domains.

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