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From: owner-spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com
[mailto:owner-spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com] On Behalf Of
Stuart
D. Gathman
Sent: 20 October 2004 19:05
To: spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [spf-discuss] SPF and moderated newsgroups
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James Couzens wrote:
state the SPF failed (because the NNTP server sends the
poster's email
address incl. domain in the from envelope, and the SPF
record doesn't
desognate the NNTP server/relays to send mail on behalf of that
domain).
Rather ironic considering this problem is the very flaw in
SPF that has
had many a potential implementor's panties in a bunch. As
you suggest
the solution is a rather simple one.
Those NNTP servers are broken. Imagine that SPF had never
been invented.
Do you want the bounces from every failed delivery attempt of your
usenet post worldwide??? Fortunately, you only get the bounces from
failed deliveries by the broken servers - which thankfully are few.
If I post to a moderated group then yes - I want the bounces if I provide a
valid address in the From: field. Imagine posting to a moderated group, then
having the post rejected for some reason - I want to know about it, otherwise
I wouldn't be able to see the article in the group.
Andrew.