Actually as a test I went back and looked at the ms site and they are using an spf2.0 record now whereas pobox is using spf1. The records are pretty different so ignore my initial post.
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From: owner-spf-help@v2.listbox.com on behalf of Benjamin Zachary
Sent: Wed 9/15/2004 4:01 PM
To: spf-help@v2.listbox.com
Subject: [SPF-FAIL] - RE: [spf-help] SPR2 records in Microsoft - Sender is probably forged (SPF Softfail)
I was told the wizard at MS is kind of buggy but it seems to be working ok for me and most of my clients. We dont do alot of crazy stuff, most of it is only inbound/outbound from the same IP. When I did mine in MS and in SPF site they came out the same...
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From: owner-spf-help@v2.listbox.com on behalf of Medievalist
Sent: Wed 9/15/2004 4:25 PM
To: spf-help@v2.listbox.com
Subject: Re: [spf-help] SPR2 records in Microsoft
I'm new at SPF too, so don't take my word as gospel! :)
I'd recommend against having anything to do with WKS records since they are
depreciated as per the RFCs and obsolete in real life anyway.
Also, since Microsoft is pushing a competing approach to SPF, I would not take
their advice on the internal structure of SPF records. Obviously, since they
are your DNS software vendor, they are the experts on how to *publish* the
appropriate TXT records on your systems, but you will be better off using
spf.pobox.com as your primary source of info on SPF. You can use the wizard at
http://spf.pobox.com/wizard.html to create your "first draft" of an SPF TXT
record; it worked for me!
Don't forget to give your nameservers whatever kick-in-the-head is necessary to
make them re-read their configuration files and increment their zone serial
numbers.
--Charlie
PS - If you document how to put a TXT record in your DNS software, Meng and
compatriots might put it on the web page to help others in your situation.
--C
On 15 Sep 2004 at 14:09, Rschamp wrote:
>
> First, I'm new at this.
>
> Second, I did go to Microsoft's site for direction on how to create the SPF
> (since I don't run bind, etc) and found an obscure reference to WKS.
>
> Third, we do mailing lists and I didn't want to give the MX record to these
> SMTP servers since they do not accept email.
>
> Fourth, there is a 1024 character limit on DNS record and attaching a text
> file seemed "out of character" for the interface.
>
> I'm all ears.
>
> Richard Schamp
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Medievalist" <spoof@HBCS.Org>
> To: <spf-help@v2.listbox.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [spf-help] SPR2 records in Microsoft
>
>
> > On 15 Sep 2004 at 10:56, Koen Martens wrote:
> > >
> > > Now what is WKS ?
> > >
> >
> > "Well Known Services" which was a commonly used DNS resource record type
> in the
> > days of the dinosaurs. You would list the services running on a host
> (such as
> > telnet, FTP, etc) so that people didn't have to port-scan you to find out
> what
> > you were running... bandwidth being precious in those days, it made
> sense.
> >
> > Today those that still use WKS and HINFO records (as I occasionally do)
> > typically use them for a disinformation service, to confuse kiddie
> scripts.
> >
> > RFC1127 discourages any use of WKS records whatsoever and RFC1123 says "An
> > application SHOULD NOT rely on the ability to locate a WKS record
> containing an
> > accurate listing of all services at a particular host address, since the
> WKS RR
> > type is not often used by Internet sites. To confirm that a service is
> > present, simply attempt to use it."
> >
> > Yet, for some reason Microsoft seems to think that this record type
> warrants
> > support... see
> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/network/scnet157.mspx
> > for example. I'm wondering about their logic here, if anyone knows (this
> is
> > not an invitation to MS-bashing) I'd appreciate it if they'd pass the
> > information along. Rschamp - why did you think WKS was needed for your
> SPF
> > implementation?
> >
> > --Charlie
> >
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