--On 12 December 2009 14:55:08 +0000 Alain Williams <addw@???>
wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 02:47:24PM +0000, Mike Cardwell wrote:
>
>> > Out of all the SPF records you checked how many of them ended in
>> > '+all' meaning that everything from anywhere passes the SPF check?
>>
>> Two.
>>
>> Interestingly, more of them end -all than ~all.
>
> What is the point of +all ?
+all is for spammers who believe that an SPF pass will get you past the
spam filter.
> ~all for a fortnight, then -all.
Depending on whether you can fix issues with forwarding, I guess.
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