[HCoop-Help] HCoop SMTP Server and Spam

[Adam Chlipala]

Michal wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Adam Chlipala <adamc at hcoop.net> wrote:
>   
>> Are you pointing out a flaw in the way I set up the SPF record, such
>> that Google and others might trust our SMTP server(s) less as a result?
>>     
>
> Well, only tentatively pointing out a flaw / asking for clarification,
> as I'm not really familiar with SPF (it's really just what I have read
> up on today, so I am no expert!)
>
> However, the (possible) flaw isn't that others will trust the HCoop
> SMTP servers less, but that email sent labeled as from an @hcoop.net
> email addresses will be trusted less if they are sent through a server
> that is not labeled as trusted in the hcoop.net SPF record.
>   

I see what you're saying.  To be honest, when I added the SPF record, I 
was treating it only as a magic incantation to please Gmail. :)  It 
never seemed to help there, so maybe we should just remove it for now.

> Which doesn't look very good to me. Again I'm not sure about any of
> this... sorry if I am speaking out of place.
>   

I'm sure no one has any such problem with what you've written.  It's a 
great benefit of the HCoop approach that all aspects of our architecture 
can be surprise-audited by all sorts of new and knowledgeable people. :)

I personally would even prefer it if you (and anyone else) left out bits 
of language like "only tentatively pointing out," any kind of apology, 
etc., so that messages are shorter and more to the point. ;)