I don't think you should block however:

-IPv4 rate limit if the email is not authenticated (pass SPF or DKIM)
-IPv6 reject email if it is not authenticated (pass SPF or DKIM)

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Michelle Sullivan <miche...@sorbs.net>
wrote:

> Brandon Long via mailop wrote:
>
>> If your mail server doesn't expect to get forwarded mail, I can see using
>> SPF like that.
>>
>> If you do expect to get forwarded mail, then it seems likely to cause
>> more false positives than it's worth.
>>
>>
> I don't see that...  Renaud just quoted https://www.iplocation.net/ema
> il-delivery-problems "Many mail servers refuse to accept emails from an
> IP address without SPF record" not that the SPF record should be
> restrictive when it comes to forwarded mail.... remembering the SPF is just
> to identify the places where a domains email may originate and whether the
> set policy is to be enforced or just used for information.  SPF doesn't
> stop forwarded email unless configured to do so... and not forgetting we're
> talking about where you're sending to, not about you receiving in this
> context.  Ie I may choose not to accept email from domains without SPF, if
> google.com doesn't have an SPF record it would just stop you sending to
> me, if you put in a +all or ?all record into google.com's DNS I would
> accept your email...
>
> Regards,
>
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> Michelle Sullivan
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>
>
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