[clamav-users] clamav list spf problem

[Reindl Harald]

Am 21.06.2018 um 15:29 schrieb Gene Heskett:
> On Thursday 21 June 2018 06:54:43 Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> 
>> On 21/06/18 17:54, Tilman Schmidt wrote:
>>> Am 20.06.2018 um 19:14 schrieb Andrew McGlashan:
>>>> This is an opportunity to fix things, such an opportunity should
>>>> not lost, especially if it helps more people to understand the
>>>> problems with having too liberal SPF rules (defeating the purpose
>>>> of SPF).
>>>
>>> I disagree. The purpose of clamav-users is to discuss ClamAV issues,
>>> not to educate people on SPF, so the primary objective of fixing the
>>> SPF record should be reliable delivery, not educational value.
>>
>> Normally, I would agree with you, but unfortunately, SPF has been a
>> thing for far too long to have so many still outstanding issues; which
>> can only mean that those whom need to know are not looking in the
>> usual places, or they are just plain ignorant.  Or perhaps they aren't
>> looking anyware useful and can't see any need to do so.... so, the
>> community (including this one) has a role to help improve awareness of
>> these problems for the good of the entire community and to lessen
>> ongoing SPF abuses.
>>
> What I'd like to see is a good description of SPF.  All these acronyms 
> get thrown around, usually with no references as to why its even needed 
> or how to implement it. Does it help control the neighborhood feral cat 
> problem or what?

what more than https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework do
you need?

it helps you to score messages or even whitelist them without whitelist
a forged sender (SpamAssassin: whitelist_auth)