Re: txt SPF record with cname

Koen Martens <spf(_at_)metro(_dot_)cx> writes:

> Wrong! The answer is 'no, www.watkins-home.com can not be forged',
> since the spf record for watkins-home.com will be used when checking
> spf on www.watkins-home.com. You are right of course that CNAME does
> not mix with other records.
If the MAIL FROM is set to www.watkins-home.com, surely SPF will look
for a www.watkins-home.com TXT record. What will make it 'fall back'
to looking for the TXT record at watkins-home.com?