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

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• YesThatTom21 hour ago
  SPF flattening is difficult to get correct and then you have to check it every so often to update it.<p>DNSControl automates this. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.dnscontrol.org&#x2F;language-reference&#x2F;domain-modifiers&#x2F;spf_builder" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.dnscontrol.org&#x2F;language-reference&#x2F;domain-modifi...</a><p>(It’s open source)
• dan_sbl3 hours ago
  &gt; SPF record syntax follows one shape:<p>The first six words do not scream &quot;human written&quot; to me.
  • ddevnyc2 hours ago
    The overall structure of the document is no different than any other tech reference or RFC that I&#x27;ve read over the decades
    • kronk1 hour ago
      True. It&#x27;s a 25 minute read instead of 1hr+
  • ksajadi2 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).
    • teddyh1 hour ago
      If that’s what you want, you would be better served by RFC 7208: &lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rfc-editor.org&#x2F;info&#x2F;rfc7208&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rfc-editor.org&#x2F;info&#x2F;rfc7208&#x2F;</a>&gt;
  • TZubiri1 hour ago
    I could tell before opening the link, but the pill tags and neon color palette are also a huge signal.