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Re: Validator Testing Request

2005-08-08 21:23:51
On Aug 8, 2005, at 6:10 AM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
If any of you who have macros in your SPF records would take a moment to try it out and let me know what you find, I'd appreciate it.

On Aug 8, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Herb Martin wrote:
I cannot help with the macros (sorry) but my domain gives this
(final) result after resolving part of my (fairly complex) SPF:
<snip>
Results - PermError SPF Permanent Error: Too many DNS lookups

I too get that error, in my case with the "electrophobia.com" domain. I did a quick manual "hand count" for electrophobia.com and unless I'm making some sort of error, I think it is at the 10 DNS lookup limit. Scott, does your validator perhaps count identical PTR lookups more than once or something like that?

Here is what I think is the count of DNS requests for this domain. Did I miss one?

1) TXT electrophobia.com:
   "v=spf1 ptr:cox.net include:dsis.net include:easydns.com -all"
2) PTR _connect_ip_
3) TXT dsis.net: "v=spf1 mx -all"
4) MX dsis.net: mail.dsis.net
5) A mail.dsis.net: 66.166.123.29
6) TXT easydns.com:
   "v=spf1 mx ptr ip4:205.210.42.0/24 ip4:216.220.40.240/29
   ip4:66.207.199.35/32 include:myprivacy.ca ptr:opensrs.net
   ptr:registrarmail.net ptr:internetsecure.com ~all"
7) MX easydns.com: mail.easydns.com
8) A mail.easydns.com: 205.210.42.42
9) TXT myprivacy.ca: "v=spf1 a:tex.privateworld.com"
10) A tex.privateworld.com: 209.61.155.107

-Richard