Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:39:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Stevens <freebsd@pursued-with.net> To: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: implementing spf Message-ID: <Pine.OSX.4.58.0407261031001.11410@onorysvfu.chefhrq-jvgu.arg> In-Reply-To: <20040726211831.121c9df9.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <20040726211831.121c9df9.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Robert Storey wrote: > I never heard of spf until yesterday, when there was a big discussion > about it on Slashdot. The discussion was very political (about > Microsoft, Richard Stallman, etc). I don't want to get into any of the > politics here, as it's not appropriate for this list. But I am > interested in the technology aspect. Most of the technology issues aren't appropriate for this list, either, so I suspect you care less about the propriety than your particular interest. > Specifically: > > 1) Is the technology useful? > > 2) How does one implement spf on the server side? > > 3) How does one implement spf on the client side? > > I most interested in No. 3 above - specifically, is there anything that > I must do as an end-user to make use of spf? As an end-user, nothing. http://spf.pobox.com/users.html. Same site for a general FAQ which addresses implementation (it's done via DNS records). The Slashdot article had a link to the Microsoft implementation; the complaint about it is that they are releasing a free license to implement, which can be revoked at any time. KeS
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