[Mimedefang] Deadline for SPF records

[WBrown at e1b.org]

A collegue has heard that there is an October 1, 2004 for implementing SPF 
records.  He got this from looking at a report from 
http://http://www.dnsreport.com  Their message states:

[quote]
Your domain does not have an SPF record. This means that spammers can 
easily send out E-mail that looks like it came from your domain, which can 
make your domain look bad (if the recipient thinks you really sent it), 
and can cost you money (when people complain to you, rather than the 
spammer). You may want to add an SPF record before October 1, 2004, the 
target date for domains to have SPF records in place. 
[end quote]

Have any of you heard of such a deadline? 

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