neil wrote:
> I have tried in the past to contact banks and ask about SPF, DKIM etc, 
> but I have had no reply.

Rightfully so. I wouldn't trust a bank who'd just comply to the whims of 
an individual emailing them about this or that random questionable feature.

> Yes I know that SPF etc breaks stuff <cue furious debate about 
> forwarding>, but I would have though that in the few cases where people 
> set up deliberate forwarding they could whitelist, versus the millions 
> of phishing mails sent each day.

Do you honestly believe that SPF or whatever is the newest fancy useless 
feature will prevent phishing even a tiny bit? I don't. SPF doesn't just 
break forwarding but can actually promote spam and spammers appear to 
have adopted it quickly: 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/03/email_authentication_spam/

Greetings,
Jeroen

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