----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Davide Libenzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "XMail mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: [xmail] Re: accept mail from real MX


> On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Shiloh Jennings wrote:
>
> > Actually, I think SPF is a superset of both RMX and DMP.
> > http://spf.pobox.com/draft-mengwong-spf.02.9.4.txt
> >
> > I personally like the simplicity of RMX, but any of the three solutions
will
> > cut down noticably on spam.
>
> The problem with all those new standards is that until a huge number of
> servers will starts using them, they are not useful (at least if you do
> not want to cut all the traffic from non-conformant sites).
>
>
>

There are a few domains that get forged most often, and we will see a huge
benefit even if only those big names start using spf/rmx/dmp.  For example,
hotmail.com, aol.com, and yahoo.com.  As soon as those three supprt the tech
within their dns, it will be advantageous to support that tech in the email
servers we run.  The tech will simply be used when a domain supports it, and
it will not cut any traffic to domains that do not support it.  In addition
to slowing spam, this tech will help stop email virus/worms that fake the
sender address.

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