[Mimedefang] Deadline for SPF records

[Dave O'Neill]

WBrown at e1b.org wrote:
> [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? 

According to a thread on the spf-discuss list, Microsoft has announced 
that they'll start checking SPF records at hotmail.com, msn.com, and 
microsoft.com on October 1, 2004.  That's the only "deadline" I've heard of.

Cheers,
Dave
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