A postmaster at AOL just told me they are going to start using SPF (http://spf.pobox.com) in the next month or two.
Correct.
I'm a little overwhelmed by the info at that website, but in a nutshell, I can get the TXT record working in the DNS for my outgoing emails.
But, will IMail server need a upgrade so I can check someones SPF record on a incoming email?
There are two parts to SPF. One is publishing an SPF record (you can see ours at http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=declude.com&type=TXT ). That will help ensure that your E-mail gets delivered properly without being blocked, and helps ensure that spammers don't abuse your domain (if they do, their E-mail can get blocked on mailservers implementing SPF).
The other part is implementing SPF on your mailserver. With IMail, the only way to do it now (without adding a gateway) is to purchase Declude JunkMail, which has had SPF support for about 6 months now (I believe we were the first commercial anti-spam product to add SPF support). That will allow you to take advantage of all the domains that are publishing SPF records, helping ensure that legitimate E-mail gets through, and helping block spam.
-Scott
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