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

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YesThatTom2•21 minutes 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•about 2 hours ago

> SPF record syntax follows one shape:

The first six words do not scream "human written" to me.

ddevnyc•about 2 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

kronk•34 minutes ago

True. It's a 25 minute read instead of 1hr+

TZubiri•20 minutes ago

I could tell before opening the link, but the pill tags and neon color palette are also a huge signal.

ksajadi•about 2 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).

teddyh•39 minutes ago

If that’s what you want, you would be better served by RFC 7208: <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7208/>

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

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