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Re: Spammers Skirt IP Authentication Attempts
From: Paul Jakma <paul () clubi ie>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:25:47 +0100 (IST)
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, David Cantrell wrote:
Sure. But then, SPF is not meant to prevent all spam.
s/all//
It would (if widely deployed) have a very wide effect on spam with forged senders though, and the consequent bounces to innocent third parties.
I agree bounce reduction would be a good thing. But, I'm sure I've mentioned it already, *SRS achieves same thing* without breakage.
To put it as an analogy (seems the done thing), I can use a plank of wood (SPF) to bang nails into a wall, but given the existence of hammer (SRS), the plank doesnt cut it ;)
(and handing out planks so other people can make shelves isnt interesting).
The hype does not come from the people working on SPF, but from clueless hangers-on who apparently can't read.
Possible ;) Anyway, enough. The topic is indeed OT, and i'm just a net.kook. regards, -- Paul Jakma paul () clubi ie paul () jakma org Key ID: 64A2FF6A Fortune: Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.
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