Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

[Rashkae]

Paige Thompson wrote:
> read this.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework
> 
>  ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> @localhost devel.ws TXT
>  ; (2 servers found)
>  ;; global options:  printcmd
>  ;; Got answer:
>  ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62695
>  ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
>  ;; QUESTION SECTION:
>  ;devel.ws.			IN	TXT
> 
>  ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>  devel.ws.		3600	IN	TXT	"v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~all"
> 
>  ;; Query time: 277 msec
>  ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
>  ;; WHEN: Tue Mar  3 07:10:07 2009
>  ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 79
> 
> See that? That says mail from *@devel.ws can only be mailed by
> aspmx.googlemail.com IE: not aspmx.facebook.com
> 
> Not my fault or problem :/
> 

2 things before I wash my hands of this.

1. You don't understand as much of SPF as you think you do.  A sender
need only insert an appropriate Return-Path: header, and they can send
messages as From: you without triggering SPF blocking at all.  SPF is
only useful to prevent backscatter.  (That is, a mail server that honors
 SPF will not send bounce messages to a forged From: address.)

2.  You lie with dogs, you get fleas.  I understand you had no malicious
intent sending your contact list to spammer scum like Linked-In, but if
you can't acknowledge the basic err in netiquette of sending off other
people's contact info like that, you fail.