Re: AOL to ESPs: Comply with SPF, Or Else

On Sat, Jun 12, 2004 at 11:01:24AM +0100, Tim Meadowcroft wrote:
> On Saturday 12 Jun 2004 10:14, Koen Martens wrote:
> > Actually, wouldn't it be enough to have DNS-providers that support spf?
> > I mean you wouldn't have to move your hosting elsewhere, you only need
> > to transfer your domain to the other dns-provider.
> Ah, would be nice if the hosting company let you move your DNS elsewhere, but 
> the usual deal is that they completely control your DNS and you're not 
> allowed to move it elsewhere. Some give you a basic web interface to modify 
> the DNS, but very few of these web interfaces include the ability to add TXT 
> records.
Ah yes, that is a problem indeed. 

> I'm not saying they're not listening, but equally I don't see any of them 
> boasting about SPF "coming soon" yet... even when I ask them for it. If 
> 10,000 small domains asked for it, they might suddenly implement it, but 
> 10,000 small domains don't know about SPF.
So what we need is a pr-offensive targetted at the general public,
managers and the like, that are unaware of technical matters but know a
good buzz-word when they see one. It does not help, however, to have
this spf1-spf2 matter going on, where half of the people (a rough
estimate) don't want spf2. We need unity, and a clear description of
what spf1 is going to solve.

I say spf1, since spf2 is not likely to converge anywhere in the near
future and spf1 is being deployed as we speak.

Koen

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