Re: [Exim] Fixing SPF Forward Problem by Reply-to: Hack?

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Author: Giolla Decair
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Fixing SPF Forward Problem by Reply-to: Hack?
Tom Kistner may one day have said:
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> My point was that many companies running mail servers do not have access
> to their own reverse zone. Sure, they can pester their ISP. But they
> usually have easy access to their forward zone(s), so they can use SPF,
> and they don't have to use 'ptr' in their SPF TXT records.


Wouldn't it be a better use of time/resources to get ISPs providing
business connectivity to do the right thing and manage thier customers
reverse DNS properly. As this would also make it considerably easier
to track down other network abuse than just forged mail.

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Giolla Decair
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