As a result, implementing SPF will NOT stop the growth of SPAM, it may assist in reducing the number of people that get suckered in by phishing schemes.
Or reduce the number of calls from clients asking why you sent them an _email_ telling them that their _email_ account has been disabled..... -----Original Message----- From: Steve Phillips [mailto:steve(a)focb.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2005 1:01 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] SPF Uptake in New Zealand On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Dan Clark wrote:
I think we're going to have another look at it soon as the general level of SPAM etc seems to be growing by the day.
NOTE: SPF is NOT an anti-spam methodology, it is designed to add a simplistic way to prevent forging of e-mail From: addresses. (the envelope sender to be even more specific) As a result, implementing SPF will NOT stop the growth of SPAM, it may assist in reducing the number of people that get suckered in by phishing schemes. -- Steve. _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog