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Does SPF Really Help Curtail Forged Email Headers?

Posted by Cliff on from the keeping-your-domain-out-of-spam-headers dept.

Intelopment asks: "My Domain name has recently been used a lot in the 'Reply' field by some inconsiderate spammer, and my ISP has suggested that I consider using the Open SPF service as a way to stop spammers from using my domain name for in their mail headers field. From what I can tell, it requires the receiving mail server to actually participate in the SPF service, which is where I have my doubts. Does anyone have any experience with this service? Does it work? Are many ISPs using Open SFP?"

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  1. Huge black penis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In your butt.

  2. In my professional opinion by earnest+murderer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Stile Project Forum does not in fact have any effect, good or bad, on forged e-mail headers.

    But if you want a video of a guy nailing his prick to a board and imagine that is a spammer, the SPF is the place to go to make yourself feel better.

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    Platform advocacy is like choosing a favorite severely developmentally disabled child.