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Re: Is SPF Authenication or Authorization?

2004-09-22 07:41:41


On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:34:17 GMT, Mark wrote:
 Exactly. That was my point all along. :) In fact, under SPF "classic" there
 is no guarantee that MAIL FROM is actually an existing address, even! Much
 less authenticated, at that.

Let's see.  SPF requires on-going infrastructure-level administration, since it 
registers MTA IP Addresses.  SPF also requires changes in relaying and 
forwarding behavior, for a number of scenarios.  And lastly, SPF is stated to 
be 
intended to prevent phishing.

Phishing is about spoofed addresses.  

Yet you say that the mailfrom might still be invalid?

d/  
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