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RE: dynamic DNS and SPF?

2004-06-03 05:29:11
dbln.cable.ntl.com doesn't have an SPF record, so I think you might be confused 
as to how the "include" mechanism works.

Is "ntl.lotas-smartman.net" automatically updated via DDNS whenever your IP 
address changes? If so, your TTL is 20 minutes, so potentially your mail could 
fail SPF evaluations on some servers for 20 minutes after your IP address 
change.

If you can't do DDNS, you could just use the "ip4" mechanism to include the 
address space your dynamic IP is allocated from.

For example, if your IP address is always allocated from:
IP: 81.98.88.1-254
netmask: 255.255.255.0

You could do this:
"v=spf1 ip4:81.98.88.0/24 -all"

If your IP address can come from multiple ranges, just include each. You could 
call your ISP to find these out. Obviously, this allows anyone in those subnets 
to forge your domain, but it's better than nothing. Ideally you want a static 
IP or at least relay through a mail server with a static IP.

Michael R. Brumm


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