In article <5215CD8D.3080302@xxxxxxx> you write: >So what makes you think the above 4 points will not be a problem for the >next protocol that comes along and needs (apex) RR data? And the one >after that? SPF is ten years old now. It would be helpful if you could give us a list of other protocols that have had a similar issue with a TXT record at the apex during the past decade. R's, John