Re: How does the new anti spam SPF work regarding the senders email address ?

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/17/04

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    Barry Margolin wrote:

    > If not spam and viruses, what problem do you think it was intended to
    > solve?

    Quite. Don't ask me, it's not like I invented it. If it was *intended* to
    fight spam and viruses then I can only assume people are even stupider than
    I always suspected.

    > Sender identity verification is handled by digital signatures,
    > and SPF doesn't really address this because it only checks the domain,
    > not the username.

    I'm well aware of that.

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