 Messages in this thread SubjectVGER does gradual SPF activation
(FAQ matter) Now that there is even an RFC published about
SPF...  What is SPF ?  It is one way to to ensure that at SMTP
transport level the claimed message source domain is valid, and
message is coming from place where origination domain's
administrator has declared that are valid source servers for
emails claiming to be of that domain.  It does NOT verify that
SMTP origination local part is true.  It does NOT verify message
visible headers.  Several people have written MTA configurations
that test arriving email visible "From:" (and sometimes "Sent:")
header against SPF data and actually violate SPF specification
doing that! (We have routinely kicked subscribers with that bug
from lists..)  What it gives ?  It gives us a way to tell the
world, that emails claiming to be coming from VGER should be
accepted only when they really are coming from vger.
(Complications like recipients incoming MX relays are not _our_
problem..)  We might get slight