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Re: argh ... I wish people would RTFRFC

2004-09-08 02:02:44

----- Original Message -----
From: "Meng Weng Wong" <mengwong(_at_)dumbo(_dot_)pobox(_dot_)com>
To: <spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:44 AM
Subject: [spf-discuss] argh ... I wish people would RTFRFC


So here we have

    20040907-21:41:31 mengwong(_at_)dumbo:~% dnstxt bluebottle.com
    v=spf2.0/pra a:209.223.237.194 a:209.223.237.195 mx -all

Setting aside the spf2 vs spf1 thing for now, I'm somewhat
dismayed to see people doing a:1.2.3.4 when the correct
syntax is ip4:1.2.3.4.

Should we change the spec to say that if the argument to an
"a" mechanism is obviously an IP address, we interpret it as
ip4 / ip6?

I believe not - and I am *very* technically challenged :-)  I expect to
refer to the standards and configure my stuff from them, not guess what
might work and expect it to.


Slainte,

JohnP.
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