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RE: Re: When did we lose control?

2004-10-22 13:00:56


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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
terry(_at_)ashtonwoodshomes(_dot_)com
But if the sender published an SPF record he intended it to 
describe the behaviour of emails from
his domain.  If PRA and SPF always gave the same result for a 
given SPF record there would be no
problem.  But the PRA does NOT give the same result always, 
hence could describe a different
behaviour then the publisher of an SPF record intended for his emails.

This is absolutely irrelevant. 

There is nothing the publisher can do that affects the 
circumstances in which there is a difference. The difference 
between the PRA is due entirely to what happens DOWNSTREAM 
after the message is sent.

All SPF can do is to describe the edge server IP addresses
and some additional accreditation information. 

It is useful for the authors of email FORWARDERS to know 
what algorithms might be used to analyze the SPF data but
not for senders. 

 


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