[Mimedefang] Deadline for SPF records

[Ben Kamen]

I haven't read - but I have my SPF records in place already more for the purpose 
of people not blocking me.

  -Ben


WBrown at e1b.org wrote:
> 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? 
>