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Re: A SPIFFY plan for SPF!

2004-06-04 15:15:00
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Billy B. Bilano wrote:

SPF+ is a radical new idea that really stays with the fundamental principles
laid out by the original SPF. In short, SPF+ is a means for embedding TCL
code directly into ".TXT" records!

I'm not sure if the above is a joke or not, but I for one don't want
to run code handed to me by random spammers and viruses - no matter now
good I think my sandbox is.

A much better solution that works with SPF1 now is for the sender to 
run whatever code he wants in whatever language in his DNS server and make use
of the exists mechanism in the SPF record.

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              Stuart D. Gathman <stuart(_at_)bmsi(_dot_)com>
    Business Management Systems Inc.  Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
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