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Re: AOL testing new anti-spam technology



On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 08:25:52PM -0600, Andy Gardner wrote:
> 
> On Jan 23, 2004, at 7:23 PM, tps@unslept.com wrote:
> 
> >spf.pobox.com
> 
> Am I correct in thinking that if I set up a TXT DNS record "v=spf1 
> -all" for all domains that DON'T have email addresses attached to them, 
> that this will prevent people from hijacking those domains to use for 
> fake email addresses for spamming AOL?

THat's the plan. SPF is quick and painless to set up, even if you
don't use it yourself. I've had it running on a few domains, and
have seen thousands of queries on the TXT records, which is nice to see.

Tim

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