On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 8:13 AM Kurt Andersen (b) <kb...@drkurt.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:31 AM Dotzero <dotz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I've been involved in setting up DMARC with a policy of p=reject for
>> somewhere North of 6,000 domains. As a sending domain, the heavy lifting is
>> in getting buy-in across the organization that it is a worthwhile effort,
>> getting control of your organization's mail flows and ensuring policies and
>> procedures are communicated and followed. For complex environments there
>> may need to be some automation required for creating and maintaining
>> private/public key pairs and DNS records but that is much more
>> straightforward than the aforementioned heavy lifting.
>>
>
> Also note that said "heavy lifting" is not a one time expenditure of
> effort. Having hoisted the weight bar above your head, it requires
> organizational will and ongoing knowledge to stick to the higher bar week
> in and week out. Entropy is never your friend in an organizational security
> context. Neither are acquisitions :-)
>
> Yes, and that's why I use DMARC mostly as a tool for reporting. My clients
> are typically small businesses who are worried about selling widgets not
> about email so even if I help them set up email perfectly, they could make
> a change a year from now without updating their SPF record or deploying
> DKIM. I just changed my policy to reject (just for fun) assuming this email
> will get through because of DMARC's OR logic.
>
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