Re: SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-06 Thread WBrown
Karl Auer wrote on 12/05/2012 06:44:01 PM: > This may be a silly question, but are SPF records supposed to be > supported in reverse zones? I'm thinking of a mail server that has no > entry in the DNS. THe SPF query is looking for the sender's domain, not the sender's server, so the record woul

Re: SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-06 Thread WBrown
Dan Mahoney wrote on 12/05/2012 06:52:43 PM: > I can't even imagine what spamfilters would think of such an address. :) To quotes some annoying TV ads here in the US: "REJECTED!" Confidentiality Notice: This electronic message and any attachments may contain confidential or privile

Re: SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-05 Thread Mark Andrews
In message , Dan Mahoney w rites: > > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2012, Karl Auer wrote: > > > This may be a silly question, but are SPF records supposed to be > > supported in reverse zones? I'm thinking of a mail server that has no > > entry in the DNS. > > Well, most mail servers will reject such a ser

Re: SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-05 Thread Barry Margolin
In article , Karl Auer wrote: > This may be a silly question, but are SPF records supposed to be > supported in reverse zones? I'm thinking of a mail server that has no > entry in the DNS. Many anti-spam rules block mail from servers with no reverse DNS, so it seems pointless to have SPF recor

Re: SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-05 Thread Dan Mahoney
On Thu, 6 Dec 2012, Karl Auer wrote: > This may be a silly question, but are SPF records supposed to be > supported in reverse zones? I'm thinking of a mail server that has no > entry in the DNS. Well, most mail servers will reject such a server (i.e. one with NO rdns). However, there's anoth

SPF records in reverse zones?

2012-12-05 Thread Karl Auer
This may be a silly question, but are SPF records supposed to be supported in reverse zones? I'm thinking of a mail server that has no entry in the DNS. Regards, K. -- ~~~ Karl Auer (ka...@biplane.com.au) http://www.biplane.com.