----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:18 AM Subject: RE: [Mimedefang] Deadline for SPF records
> On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 08:21, Joseph Brennan wrote: > > > Good point about lists. Then again referrals would make it really > > cheap to run mailing lists!! > > > > The above looks pretty good. So RESPONSIBLE could be an alias or a > > user's .forward file then, anything that causes authorized re-sending. > > > > Bounces would go straight to the FROM, I assume? > > > > So, all we do is change all the mail servers on the net. :-) > > AND change the entire concept of the internet. I can understand > why a few big commercial providers might want to claim (and eventually > gain) control of their customers' actions but it just 'feels' wrong. > > The postal mail equivalent would be that you couldn't use your > own return address when you drop postcards in a public box while > on vacation. > Actually, if I understand correctly your postal analogy would be more like you wouldn't be able to use public mail boxes, but no matter where you are, you should be able to drop a letter in your mail box at home where it will be picked up by your own mailman. Of course, the ability to drop a letter directly in your own outgoing mail box is another issue not directly related to SPF. It's a matter of allowing your mail server to relay mail for users who can authenticate themselves. So back to the postal analogy, you'd could drop a letter in your own mailbox from anywhere in the world as long as you had the key. Although, if the authentication is done by password sent in clear text, I don't think I would like that option. _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang