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Re: Time to check the rate limits on your mail servers


From: Todd Vierling <tv () duh org>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:53:07 -0500 (EST)


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Edward B. Dreger wrote:

JJ> auth is sufficient to make email traceable to your own customers.

End users also would appreciate the ability to _know_ a message is not
forged.

The only way to be sure is via cryptographic signature.  Barring that level
of immediate traceability, SPF provides a very useful data point to that
end (as its *only* purpose is curbing forgery).

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-- Todd Vierling <tv () duh org> <tv () pobox com>


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