SPF Record Syntax: Mechanisms, Qualifiers, Modifiers, and Macros

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29 points | by meysamazad 4 hours ago

2 comments

YesThatTom2 1 hour ago
SPF flattening is difficult to get correct and then you have to check it every so often to update it.
DNSControl automates this. https://docs.dnscontrol.org/language-reference/domain-modifi...
(It’s open source)
dan_sbl 3 hours ago
> SPF record syntax follows one shape:
The first six words do not scream "human written" to me.
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- ddevnyc 3 hours ago
  The overall structure of the document is no different than any other tech reference or RFC that I've read over the decades
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  - kronk 1 hour ago
    True. It's a 25 minute read instead of 1hr+
- ksajadi 3 hours ago
  That’s obvious. But a genuine question: why does it matter? This seems to be a detailed reference document for a very technical purpose (and SEO juice for the company I guess).
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  - teddyh 1 hour ago
    If that’s what you want, you would be better served by RFC 7208: <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7208/>
- TZubiri 1 hour ago
  I could tell before opening the link, but the pill tags and neon color palette are also a huge signal.