Nice catch, Scott! There is a bug in the SPF record creator at http://www.infinitepenguins.net/SPF/create.php which is generating the "ipv4" entry instead of "ip4". I have notified the site maintainer.
Thanks! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] SPF Question > > >Scott, I have setup an SPF record for pointshare.com as follows: > > > >TXT "v=spf1 ipv4:206.114.136.0/23 ipv4:206.114.143.240/28 > >a:psmail02.pointshare.com ptr mx/24 -all" > > At first, I thought that was fine -- but it isn't. After checking it at > http://www.dnsstuff.com/pages/spf.htm , it seems that the TXT record should be: > > TXT "v=spf1 ip4:206.114.136.0/23 ip4:206.114.143.240/28 > a:psmail02.pointshare.com ptr mx/24 -all" > > with the "ipv4:"'s being changed to "ip4:". Since "ipv4:" isn't a defined > mechanism, a result of UNKNOWN is returned. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
