Eric Stanley <barnabas at knicknack.net> writes: > I really like the Sender Permitted From mechanism > (http://spf.pobox.com). It allows you to designate which hosts are > permitted to send mail from domains which you control. You can also > check incoming mail to see if the sending domain has specified SPF > and, if so, if the mail is coming from an authorized host. > > It's not widely adopted yet, but if and when it is, it could put a > big dent in spam, since most of it has forged addresses. I'm > encouraging everyone I know to implement it. I see it as being particularly valuable for eliminating the easy sender forging that makes various scams work. Often ebay, paypal, and bank-related. And of course for the amusing message it gives when it detects an improperly forged yahoo or aol HELO line! -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list