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Re: The Reg does 240/4


From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 11:01:48 -0800


On 2/17/24 10:19 AM, Owen DeLong via NANOG wrote:
Mike, it’s true that Google used to be a lot less strict on IPv4 email than IPv6, but they want SPF and /or DKIM on everything now, so it’s mostly the same. There is less reputation data available for IPv6 and server reputation is a harder problem in IPv6, but reputation systems are becoming less relevant.

I kind of get the impression that once you get to aggregates at the domain level like DKIM or SPF, addresses as a reputation vehicle don't much figure into decision making. But what happens under the hood at major mailbox providers is maddeningly opaque so who really knows? It would be nice if MAAWG published a best practices or something like that to outline what is actually happening in live deployments.

Mike




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