Understood. Thanks.

On 07/30/2012 11:02 AM, Sam Clippinger wrote:
> I imagine whenever I get around to implementing SPF and DKIM, I'll add some 
> options to specify what to do with matching connections -- whether they 
> should be blocked if they don't match, if headers should be added, if they 
> should always be trusted, etc.
>
> I can make the change in the TODO file, but honestly I have so little time to 
> work on spamdyke these days that any discussion of priority is mostly 
> academic. :)  Hopefully that will change before the end of the year...
>
> -- Sam Clippinger
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Eric Shubert wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I would like to see the "DKIM/SPF suport..." TODO item moved under
>> Highest Priorities, perhaps replacing "Full database support". While
>> DKIM/SPF might not make a huge impact on reducing spam (how much better
>> can it possibly get?), being able to whitelist trusted domains (e.g.
>> banks) according to their published SPF record would make whitelisting
>> much simpler. For example,
>>
>> [root@tacs-mail spamdyke]# host -t txt jpmchase.com
>> jpmchase.com descriptive text "v=spf1 a:spf.jpmchase.com
>> ip4:207.162.228.0/24 ip4:207.162.229.0/24 ip4:207.162.225.0/24
>> ip4:196.37.232.50 ip4:159.53.46.0/24 ip4:159.53.36.0/24
>> ip4:159.53.110.0/24 ip4:159.53.78.0/24 include:tpo.chase.com -all"
>>
>> This results in quite a number of whitelist entries when whitelisting by
>> IP address (which I think is probably the best method in this case).
>> Plus the fact that Chase isn't in the habit of letting me know when they
>> change their outbound servers. ;) (I know, I could write a script that
>> would let me know this)
>>
>> I would love to be able to have a whitelist_spf_domain_file option where
>> I could list domains that I trust, and have spamdyke auto-whitelist any
>> server that's listed in their SPF record. This would be a powerful
>> feature, which would make whitelisting easier to admin, maintain, and
>> (arguably) more secure.
>>
>> Thanks for your consideration on this, Sam, as well as your great work
>> with spamdyke. We all greatly appreciate what you do.
>>
>> --
>> -Eric 'shubes'
>>
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