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Re: [IETF] Allocation of the new RR type for SPF

2004-11-11 23:53:00
Wayne wrote:

In my opinion, it doesn't make any difference what format the new SPF
RR will be as it will never be widely used.  In this case, I
completely agree with Phillip Hallam-Baker, Harry Katz, and Jim Lyon.

Why not declare the TXT record as the SPF1 record and add a new RR type MSG
for those who want to store a message. "SPF1" could be an alias for the TXT
RR type. For example:

Currently:
        TXT     "v=spf1 a mx -all"
        TXT     "No UCE allowed"

New:
        TXT     "v=spf1 a mx -all"
        MSG     "No UCE allowed"

or equivalent (same RR type number):
        SPF1    "v=spf1 a mx -all"
        MSG     "No UCE allowed"

SPF version 2 and later MUST allocate a new record type for each version.

Roger