wayne wrote:
Hi.
I think we need to start collecting and discussing the possible domain
names for the official SPF website. A while back, Julian collected
this list of SPF websites:
http://spf.pobox.com
Please don't use this one, it has a reputation for sender id that needs
to be gotten rid of, and a reputation of not getting updated when it
should. Further, the fact the pobox does not use spf is shameful, and
hence not a good flagship.
http://spf.mehnle.net
http://www.schlitt.net/spf
The subdomains/subdirs are good for mirrors, but not good for a flagship
url that people can advertise hence newbies memorize.
http://www.openspf.org
http://www.spf-help.com
http://www.spftools.net
These are OK, or any of the dedicated to spf domains such as
spf-classic.{com,org} or email-spf.{com,org}
http://www.libspf.org
http://www.libspf2.org
These are competing and distinct implementations of spf, neither one
should be the flagship website, although both should be linked to from
the flagship website.
I also know of the following domain names that people registered:
mail-spf.{org,com}
email-spf.{org,com}
spf-classic.{org,com}
The spf-classic may stress classic too much. Better to have the
flagship website say classic on the webpages, and then when we get v3
then update the site to drop classic as applicable. But having classic
in the name my make it confusing to use said domain for when we get to v3.
Either of the other 2 work for classic or v3 when it comes.
Terry
In the same email, Julian layed out these requirements, which I think
are quite reasonable:
Domains
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I recommend the following:
Official domains for the project website must be owned and paid for by a
trusted person chosen by the council through majority vote without
explicit dissent. Monetary donations are of course most welcome and
should be directed at the chosen trustee.
Only two to four official domains seem adequate, consisting of no more
than two second-level-domain variants and two top-level-domain variants
(e.g. foobar.org, foobar.com, foo-bar.org, foo-bar.com). Additional
domain variants (SLD and TLD) may be donated (i.e. paid for and perhaps
also transferred), but shall not be considered permanent assets of the
project.
In any case, if possible, spf.pobox.com shall, for the time being, remain
a permanent asset of the project and one of the official domains through
which the website can be accessed.
After this or a similar proposal has been adopted by the council, I will
solicit nominations for the official website domains.
So, are there other domain names that people know of? Which ones are
people willing to let the SPF project use? Which ones are good and
why?
-wayne
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