Tag: rfc
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New RFC describes best practices for running DNS-based lists
DNSBL users advised to avoid those lists that charge for delisting. A new RFC document has been published that describes the best operational practices for the use of DNS-based lists in email filters. DNS-based lists (somewhat confusingly called ‘DNSBLs’ in the document) include blacklists and whitelists of IP addresses, but also URIBLs and geographical-based lists.…
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IETF expedites publication of RFC describing feedback loop recommendations
Document fast-tracked to be published shortly before the sad passing of its author J.D. Falk. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has published an RFC detailing current practices of running email feedback loops. Feedback loops are essential for entities that send emails, such as ISPs and ESPs. Not only do they help them to detect…
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New RFC grants DKIM improved status
Email signing method now ‘Draft Standard’. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has published a new RFC describing the DKIM protocol which sees its status advance from ‘Proposed Standard’ to ‘Draft Standard’. DKIM (‘DomainKeys Identified Email’) allows mail transfer agents (MTAs) to sign email messages that pass through them and also to verify a signature…
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ARF published as IETF standard
Abuse report format helps auto-handling of email complaints ARF (Abuse Reporting Format) has been approved by the IETF as an Internet standard. ARF is a format used to send complaints about email – for instance the report generated when a user clicks a ‘this is spam’ button in their email agent. A draft version of…