> On Mon, 4 May 2009, Jonas Eckerman wrote: >> Why do you think it would be easier to get those of your users that >> send through other servers to publish a personal SPF record with >> correct information about the external IP address of the outgoing relay >> they use than it would be to get then to use SMTP auth with your >> servers?
On 04.05.09 16:43, Charles Gregory wrote: > Strictly speaking, getting them to use it consistently and properly will > be MORE difficult, more difficult than what? More difficult than discussing it here or more difficult than implementing PSPF based on your sick setup and requirements? Configuring the mail account in their MUA independently on their internet connection is much easier than changing SMTP server every time they connect to other network. > but unlike SMTP auth, there is nothing I need enforce > on all users at once, and the default condition is a 'neutral' result. > PSPF=NONE. Anyone who doesn't get the e-mail notice (or ignores it) will > continue as usual. Send the notice two or more times. They will comply when they will start getting failures and you'll be able it's because they didn't read and follow multiple > (nod) That would be one of the technical hurdles of this. Each ISP would > need a published PSPF Server record identifying all *possible* outbound > mail servers that any connected client could use, and then someone > setting up their PSPF would use a 'lookup' function to get that > information, and paste it into the opt-in form for the host serving their > domain name. <irony> Now this is really much easier than configure mail user agents properly. </irony> You forgot to mention the users will change their PSPF every time they start/stop using other connection, at home, work, coffee shop, weekend house etc etc etc. Please, stop the PSPF discussions and go implement something that will work without changing the whole internet -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. "One World. One Web. One Program." - Microsoft promotional advertisement "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer!" - Adolf Hitler
