[Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP - "collateral damage"

[Matthew Sullivan]

Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:58:24PM +1100, Matthew Sullivan wrote:
>   
>> Seems a lot of people forgot what SPF gives/does not give.
>>     
>
> I'm well aware of SPF (and DKIM, and SenderID).  Whatever their
> theoretical merits, I don't consider them worthy of serious operational
> consideration, as spammers/phishers already have the ability to render
> them moot whenever it pleases them to do so.

Since adding relatively restrictive SORBS SPF records the 'bounce 
attack' (ie outscatter attacks) on SORBS have become very manageable and 
almost non existent.
>   But regardless of that
> debate, which is arguably off-topic here, I don't believe they should
> be mentioned in a BCP about DNSBLs.
>   

True.


/ Mat