>>>> Dave Pooser <dave...@pooserville.com> 10/22/15 11:53 AM >>> >(Oops, forgot to include the list first time. Need more caffeine....)
Me too. >>An organization I know of is moving to o365 from their own mail system. >>For a variety of reasons, the migration cannot be completely resolved >>"day one". Thus, we concocted a scheme of keeping MX as is, and having >>the current system simply relay messages to o365 and have users start >>using o365 right away. >> >>Everyone thought this a great idea, solving several issues, until, >>suddenly, last evening, I realized that we would be sending email that >>might appear "spoofed". That is, from IP's that are not published as >>"ours". Err. (cough,cough) "theirs". >This is why SPF has "include" syntax. Check with the Microsoft rep for the >exact details, but it will probably mean something like adding >"include:spf.messaging.microsoft.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com" >to your current SPF record. >-- >Dave Pooser >Cat-Herder-in-Chief, Pooserville.com Thanks for all replies. It seems resolvable for SPF anyway. I have this vague concern about PTR, but that may not count for much anyway these days.