[TriLUG] DNS Questions / Help

[Jason Tower]

if you're using smtp-auth, what does it matter whether you're roaming 
around or not?  the mail will still be relayed the "official" mail 
server.  if they're roaming and using a *local* smtp server then SPF 
records are relatively useless.

jason

Jon Carnes wrote:

> This is an interesting idea. I really don't think it's going to catch on
> (or course I thought the idea of a "pet rock" was also pretty dumb).
> 
> Unfortunately most folks roam around a bit *and* use authenticated SMTP
> (now THAT would be a better standard to push), so their email can have
> just about any IP address on the net and still be valid for your domain.
> 
> Of course if all your users hang out in the office... and the office has
> a static IP range... and all your mail sent from your domain is only
> sent from the office... then Heck this will work.
> 
> Jon
>