* Bill Cole:

> Trusting the authenticity of email simply because it comes from a
> machine which uses a resolvable HELO in a particular domain is a naive
> approach unless you are *AT LEAST* using a DNS resolver that demands
> authenticated answers, i.e. requires DNSSEC [...]

Agreed, but I'd go one step further and call it dangerous instead of
just naive. Anything short of a verifiable, cryptographic signature
cannot be relied on when it comes to email authenticity. DNSSEC does not
provide protection against rogue email being sent from an organisation's
servers.

-Ralph

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