On Saturday, August 17, 2013 12:16:03 Hans Spaans wrote: > Scott Kitterman schreef op 2013-08-16 21:06: > > b...@bitrate.net wrote: > >> On Aug 16, 2013, at 01.56, Rob Tanner <rtan...@linfield.edu> wrote: > >>> What is it, besides adding the correct the DNS TXT records > >> > >> as there is a formal dns rr type for spf defined in rfc4408, you'll of > >> course want to include that as well. > > > > I wouldn't bother. It has only very limited deployment and is proposed > > for removal in the revision to RFC 4408 that is about to enter IETF > > last call. > > You may want to check thread "9.3.3 - SPF record checks" from May 30 > 2013 on the bind-users mailinglist.
He's wrong about what most SPF libraries do. Most don't query for the RR type at all, but we'll see how the IETF last call works out. It is a matter of some controversy. Thanks, Scott K
