Re: [CORE] SPF Record ... - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Dave Page
Subject Re: [CORE] SPF Record ...
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Msg-id 4560B9C7.4000202@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: [CORE] SPF Record ...  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: [CORE] SPF Record ...  ("Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org>)
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> Until someone devises the 'perfect solution to spam', I would think that a
> series of 'less then perfect ones' would at least help combat it ...

And that's a perfectly fine idea, except when one of those partial
solutions can have undesirable side effects. In the case of SPF we've
heard of at least two so far:

1) When used without ?all, those scoring messages using SPF may end up
blocking legitimate messages from non-listed servers.

2) SPF may be used as a mechanism for DNS attacks.

Regards, Dave.

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