Mark Andrews <marka@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >In message <20130821214832.1C92538C0230@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Andrews >writes: >> > It's primarily an issue for applications. To the DNS, it's exactly >what it >> > is, a TXT record. > >I can hand update of A and AAAA records to the machine. >I can hand update of MX records to the mail adminstrator. >I can hand update of SPF records to the mail adminstrator. >I can hand update of TXT records to ?????? No one because it has multiple uses. This is true whether SPF exists or not. SPF use of RRTYPE TXT for SPF records makes that neither better nor worse. You could publish: example.com IN TXT v=spf1 redirect=_spf.example.com _spf.example. com IN TXT v=spf1 [actual content here] Then delegate _spf.example.com to the mail administrator. Problem solved. Scott K