What's an SPF Record?

Re:What's an SPF Record? by jabroni_salad on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @10:12PM (#26085358)

These configurements do not signal "This person sends good emails", they signal "This server is what it says it is". I can load up barracuda right now and show you plenty of pornbots that have figured out how to put in a passing SPF record... as well as legitimate businesses that don't validate email addresses put into their marketing funnels.

Unfortunately, we are back to the age old question. How can we have an ecosystem where anybody can email anybody without it being taken over by spam?

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Re:What's an SPF Record? by trhway on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:46PM (#26085825)

Dint proof of work originated as a way of fighting spam? I wonder though why it didn't become widespread. Instead of shadowbanning/blocking the providers like VRZ could just increase the required POW difficulty.

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Re:What's an SPF Record? by marcbradshaw on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @01:07AM (#26086130)

and of course spammers would never have access to vast botnets to do that work. POW is (imho) a terrible idea.

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