Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter)

Neil Brown
2006-06-12T09:48:00Z

On Monday June 12, jdow@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> And just recently we received a spate of spam that came from a domain
> that disappeared almost immediately. Domain names are cheap. They can
> vouch for the spam run. Then what happens to them doesn't matter. But
> the SPF record passes.
>

So the obvious next step (Which I remember being discussed on the SPF
mailing list shortly before I had to unsubscribe) is to develop a
mechanism to measure the credibility of new domains. No point doing
this until authenticity is fairly reliable, but once it is, that will
be the next logical step.

> {^_-} There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
> Too many people think SPF is a free lunch.

Can't argue with that - both points are very true.

NeilBrown