From: Chris Ricker (kaboomgatech.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 02 2004 - 17:06:28 CDT

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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Victor Duchovni wrote:

> It is TLS and likely IPv6. I am not aware of any plans to bolt SPF
> into Postfix. The policy server framework supports SPF processing via
> third-party add-ons. When and if Sender ID becomes a standard, and the
> IP issues get less murky, perhaps someone will develop the bits that are
> necessary to add "Resent-From:" when forwarding mail and to check the
> responsible sender address DNS domain's policy against the connecting
> client. (This requires "smtpd" to parse headers or "cleanup" to make
> policy callouts, yuck!).
>
> No debates on whether SPF is good for your health, that topic is taboo
> on this list (for vicarious pleasure, search the archives if you enjoy
> vigorous "debate").
>
> If anyone has looked closely into Sender ID and has ideas about how
> they might want to build code to integrate it into Postfix, please join
> postfix-devel and tell us about your intended approach.

Have IBM's lawyers even verified the compatibility of the Sender ID
purported patent license with the IBM Public License?

later,
chris

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