Re: misconception in SPF
Andrew Sullivan <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 11:17:14PM +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > Could we have a "direct parent" check rather than going up lots of levels? No. > Eg, if you are having to fall back to an A record, look at the > direct parent for a TXT record with appropriate data in You have _no reason_ whatever to suppose that the parent is the appropriate place to ask this. Indeed, you don't even have a reason to suppose that the parent isn't part of the same zone delegation you're looking at (where's the SOA? And why does the SOA tell you anything anyway, since organizations can cheerfully introduce zone cuts for administrative purposes that have nothing to do with delegating outside the controlling organization). > It could be worth logging how many times we have to fall back to an > A/AAAA record, AND the delivery succeeds - I may have a go at that > ourselves. That would indeed be useful empirical evidence. Best, A -- Andrew Sullivan [email protected]