Mark wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, David MacQuigg wrote:
ow do you currently handle soft fails?
The information just gets added to the Received-SPF header; other than
that, I do nothing with it. I think TEMP-failing goes a bit too far; all
softfail really means is: "If I had my SPF records/setup in order, this
mail would probably have to be REJECT-ted; but since I am not done
configuring yet, please do not take this result too seriously." So, I
don't. :) As Stuart said, the Bayesian filter will then read and interpret
the Received-SPF header.
The way I look at it, a Neutral is "I'm not done yet but I would have
accepted this" and a softfail is "I'm not done yet but I would have
rejected this" -- In other words, it's a good candidate for greylisting,
tarpitting, and whatever other nondestructive toys you wish to through
at the connection simply for amusement.
I've always felt a "softpass" would be better then "softfail" -- Neutral
still has some negative connotations in some people's minds.
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