SPF RRType

Joseph S D Yao jsdy at center.osis.gov
Thu Aug 11 23:20:28 UTC 2005


On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 03:44:34PM -0600, Commerco WebMaster wrote:
...
> I note that you send from a .GOV address.  Even a spammer is unlikely 
> to attempt to spoof a .gov MAIL FROM address in their messages, so 
> you probably have not had the "pleasure" of dealing with the 
> consequences from a major spamming campaign misusing one of your 
> domain names as the MAIL FROM.  Once you've experienced that, it goes 
> a long way to making you an SPF proponent.
...

Alan, why ever would you think that "a spammer is unlikely to attempt to
spoof a .gov MAIL FROM address"?  They certainly don't think so!  ;-}

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Joe Yao
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