[dba-Tech] Verifying Accuracy or Legitimacy of Email Address

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Sun Dec 12 21:37:16 CST 2004


On 12 Dec 2004 at 21:11, James Moss wrote:

>  Large Internet Service Providers such as America Online now require
> legitimate e-mail marketers to authenticate their transmissions in order to
> let them through to their users' inbox.
> 
> SPF makes it possible for  the receiving e-mail servers to verify in real
> time that  you are who you say you are.  Many spammers conceal or "spoof"
> their identity to avoid detection.  For more detailed information visit
> http://postmaster.aol.com/spf/. 
> 
> AOL will soon begin rejecting e-mail that does not support the SPF
> standards.  Many other ISP's will follow suit.  
> 

You realy need to look at 
http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/smtp-spf-is-harmful.html
-- 
Stuart





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