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

SPF Record Syntax: Mechanisms, Qualifiers, Modifiers, and Macros(dmarcguard.io)

24 points by meysamazad 2 hours ago | 7 comments

YesThatTom2 19 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 2 hours ago |

> SPF record syntax follows one shape:

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

ddevnyc 1 hour 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 32 minutes ago | | |

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

TZubiri 19 minutes ago | |

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

ksajadi 1 hour 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 38 minutes ago | | |

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